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

Entry: Wikipedia - A904051
Author: Gnomon - U151503

This entry is about the online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia. There is a good article about h2g2 in Wikipedia, so we should repay the compliment with an entry about them.

Sounds like chaos to me, but I'm an old time mainframe man, so it would really.

Good article Gnomon, I'd never heard of this - so how do I get to have a look at it ?

Very interesting - I must get round to checking Wikipedia out when I have time. (Is it referred to as 'Wikipedia' or 'THE Wikipedia'?)

I'm a bit rushed at the moment so I've only read the entry quickly rather than thoroughly, but that quick read revealed nothing negative to comment on - well done!

Forget that - just noticed the link....

Perfick! In other words, up to your usual standard. Well done , G.

John Luke

I'll put in a full spelled out link, since you obviously missed it first time round.

Excellent entry Gnomon - not a thing wrong with it.

excellent article.

Wikipedia is not my cup of tea - too dry and techie looking, but the idea behind is interesting.

Sprout

Nice one! Fun article. I like Wikis. We used to have one at work but we don't use it any more. For some reason people want to use tools that are more complicated and less democratic.

Anyway,

Gubernatrix

Don't know what to say that hasn't already been said, so I won't!
I like the article and can't see anything that needs to be changed.
Well done
Oberon2001

Good grief! When I saw this I thought it was a place in New Zealand.

You obviously recognised the Australasian flavour of the term "wiki".

What's an FTP program, Gnomon?

(You never know, it might be so obvious, I'll cringe with embarrassment in not knowing the term .)

FTP = File Transfer Protocal. (that really isn't the right sp of protocal!)
Bit like HTTP (Hyper test transfer protocal), it's a location on the net from which to download files...
Oberon2001

FTP=File Transfer Protocol, it allows files to be uploaded and downloaded from and to servers. Maybe a footnote could be useful?

I like the entry, i can't think of anything that needs changing. I really should look into Wikipedia, i had a quick look and, to be honest, didn't like the feeling of being a newbie again!

Tango

Simulpost! Lucky they agree.

Tango

It allows you to transfer files from one machine to another (stands for File Tranfer Protocol). It is not entirely dissimilar to HTTP (stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

When you go to http://www.wikipedia.com (or whatever the address is), what actually happens is that your browser requests a file from the wikipedia server. When you receive this file you are allowed to modify it (add your own text) and send it back to the server, where it becomes part of the site.

A picture, however, is a seperate file. Presumably its sitting on your hard drive, so if you want to add it to the wikipedia, you need a way of sending it to the wikipedia server. That's what you use the FTP program for.

simul simul post!

either you are a slow reader, or have a slow computer. Those simulposts were 4 minutes apart!

Tango

No need for me to be embarrassed. I'd never heard of the term, so yes, maybe a footnote would be in order!