The idea was fantastically, wildly improbable. But like most fantastically wildly improbable ideas it was at least as worthy of consideration as a more mundane one to which the facts have been strenuously bent to fit.


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We, the Researchers of h2g2.com, the Earth Edition of that wholly remarkable guidebook to the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything known as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, can look back with some pride on the last 25 years. We can do this because we accomplished some pretty cool things, such as amassing quite a lot of Guide Entries, publishing ten books, and connecting quite a few people around the planet.

As we approach our next quarter-century, which we hope will be even more replete with excitement, adventure, and bizarre things to write about, we'd like to offer a word of thanks to all of the Researchers past and present who have contributed to the Guide and the h2g2 Post, and shared their thoughts in their journals and threads. We appreciate you. You are part of internet history.

May the next quarter-century be kind to us all. Watch this space for plans and ideas, and get ready for excitement, adventure, and really wild things.