We thought you might like a trip down memory lane, so we found a few of the longest running threads that are still in use today. Some of these are long-standing games, reports of events from around the world, or collaborative poetry. We've also highlighted a few examples where our visitors use conversations to answer their tricky questions.

We've two conversation threads with poetry as their raison d'etre

The Ballad of Grimley Moer A transcript of most of this ballad can be found here

Each post a Limerick

Factual and Data

These next two examples should provide future historians with an archive of comments on our day-to-day events.

What news story has caught your attention today? was started in 2004 and is still going strong, now reaching nearly 15000 posts.


Likewise: What's the weather doing where you are?

Queries and Problems

You may be interested to note that our visitors also come to h2g2 when we have solutions to general problems. So thanks to all who use Ask in this way, and especial thanks to those who provide sensible answers.

How do I close tabs in the iPad browser? - H2G2's conversation is the topmost returned search in Google, higher than Apple's own advice for this question.


Pros and cons of having cavity wall insulation done

It’s not only in Ask that we find people using the conversations for answers - many of our Entries have interesting comments attached and lots of readers use these. So, stay subscribed to your Entries in case of new queries.


Conversations for Cockney Rhyming Slang

Questions that turn into Entries

Occasionally a question in Ask turns into an Edited Entry, as in How do I make a Gingerbread House.We even had beautiful photos to show the end result of this pooling of ideas.

Discuss and/or Party!

Some of these threads are social occasions, bringing old friends together as part of the h2g2 community. They intersperse in-depth discussion alongside general chit chat.

For instance you may be a Salonista and spend time in Lil's Atelier.



Or The Great Outdoor Bar may be the place for you.


Whatever type of discussion you are interested in, there is sure to be a nook somewhere on h2g2 to call home.

Some of the threads are purely for fun while some can be classed as surreal.


Useless Facts: A treasure trove of trivia, perfect for whiling away time when you should be doing something else.


What to Do? is one of the best bits of fun if you're into mechanics at all. Or even if you're not...


Daydream Journal of Cactuscafe has some very creative language.



...and last but not least we include, due to public demand, the dilemma of MuBeta and that blu-tack.
A Somewhat Embarassing Question


Whatever type of conversation suits you best, you should be able to find a niche in our community. Long may these threads continue! Happy Birthday h2g2!