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

I joined H2G2 yesterday, and I've been back here four or five times since. That's got to say something.

I am very excited by the possibilities offered on this site: the possibility of meeting other people who share my rather esoteric interests/viewpoints, such as my experience of sub-personalities; the possibility of sharpening my writing skills enough to be able to contribute to the edited guide; the possibility of making friends all over the world.

And, as I said in my intro, I believe this site is a fitting tribute to its Founder. I came here hoping, subconsciously, that something like this would be here, some continuation of what I found in Douglas Adams' work, some living memorial.

That being said, I do have one objection: the Guide is a bit overwhelming. The very same possibilities that excite me so much also leave me feeling that I will never be able to contribute to the degree I wish to. I have read so many conversations I'd like to get involved in--but I have to attend to the rest of my life

This, however, may be my problem. Time management is not my strong suit to begin with, and writing Guide entries takes up quite a bit of time. I want to be able to interact more with people on this site, rather than writing my own entries and then forcing myself away.

One suggestion I do have:

Allow Researchers to save five keywords in their preferences, indicating the topics they are most interested in. Then, when the Guide is re-indexed each day, the search engine could look for new articles involving those keywords, and send the links to your Personal Space. That way, each Researcher could have a couple of starting points for Guide reading.

That wouldn't solve my time management issue, but it would help me feel less overwhelmed when I make time for reading and responding to articles.

Stephanie
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sub-personalities? check out my page, read my journal entry and the link to PHENOM's mansion

prometheus - bab 5 fan? or just into greek mythology?

PHENOM's Mansion looks incredible--I like the sort of ineratactive feel to it. I don't have time to explore it in depth now, unfortunately...

Re: Prometheus--more Greek mythology than anything else (though you are the second person to mention B5 to me, making it more urgent that I rent a DVD or two. ). I've taken the moniker from Ayn Rand's _Anthem_, in which the protagonist renames hmself Prometheus in order to symbolize his newfound sense of identity. (See my Guide Entry at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A1028206 for more details)

Stephanie
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