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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Started conversation Jan 28, 2003
Is the old policy around somewhere to read and compare? I would not know the differences in policy, having been here steadily a few short months.
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PQ Posted Jan 28, 2003
There has been no change in policy...anyone can create a guide entry on any subject so long as it follows the house rules.
If an entry is submitted to peer review for entry in the Editied Guide - the official "encyclopedia" section of the guide - it is expected to follow the writing guidelines which include a ban on first person references (so that edited entries can be updated by other researchers if the entry becomes out of date) and that entries be balanced.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 28, 2003
""ban on first person references (so that edited entries can be updated by other researchers if the entry becomes out of date)""
Oh well, I see why now! I did wonder about that! 
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a girl called Ben Posted Jan 29, 2003
I think Abbi and Pencil Queen are probably already aware of the debates going on about creating a parallel guide - currently being referred to as the Underguide.
A good starting point for these conversations is here: A943670
There is also an MSN group discussing the subject here: http://groups.msn.com/TheH2G2Underguide
Come on over and join the debates. Unfortunately they are scatterd all over the place. We need to make a list of the threads, really.
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