h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Then roll it back to the first edit save. I can't seem to work with it.

How do you do that? Roll it back to...? (Sorry, dense here.)

I don't know either.

I pasted in a text version of an earlier edit.

As far as changing the title, the phrase "dealing with" encompasses a range of responses including tolerating, changing, and nuking from orbit. So, I disagree. If you don't like it, well, you could tolerate it, change it, or nuke it from orbit.

As far as suggestions to include caveats about otherwise healthy consensual relationships which are kinky, I was going to put a footnote in just for you 2legs, but I managed to crash either the browser or h2g2. I got quite frustrated with the whole thing. However it should be obvious from the word choices of unhealthy and trapped we aren't talking about healthy mutually respectful relationships.

Stone Art, since your suggestions were obviously not serious, I've ignored them. Well, first I laughed, then I ignored them. I'll also be ignoring any comments from you in PR for a period of 10 years. How's that for a timescale?

Happy Nerd,

1. While it is possible to roll back to a previous version, this is something that has never been done, and would require quite a commitment by the technical team - I suggest it would be much easier for you to do it yourself from a backup.

2. You say "As far as changing the title, the phrase "dealing with" encompasses a range of responses including tolerating, changing, and nuking from orbit." - you're right - the title does suggest that the entry contains a range of responses. Unfortunately, the entry only contains one response to the problem. Since you're finding it difficult to rewrite the entry to match the title, it would be easier to rewrite the title to match the entry.

3. You say "Stone Art, since your suggestions were obviously not serious, I've ignored them." -- Stone Art gave one of the most well planned, insightful responses I've seen in years. If you're unable to recognise his/her response for what it was, I suggest you re-read it. If you're unable to accept helpful suggestions, why do you submit entries to Peer Review?

That's an excellent question. I'm glad you asked.

This escalated quickly.

I can dig out a previous version if needed I think.

I read this entry when it was first submitted, and I very much liked it.

You don't need to go into reams and reams of details, the in-depth stuff can be done in future, more specific entries if needed.


Please remember, Peer Review is for constructively helping fellow writers with their entries, it doesn't mean writing by committee or even that the writer has to accept and follow all suggestions.

"It doesn't mean writing by committee or even that the writer has to accept and follow all suggestions."

Let's have that written in stone above the entrance...



Agree with Pastey - I'm broadly happy with the original version of the article, but with a few comments that I never got around to jotting down.