Thiefs Guide to Guide ML
Created | Updated Mar 10, 2003
Hello , This is a W*rk in Progress
s Guide to Guide ML
the ML THIEF |
not quite all you ever wanted to know about Guide ML but couldn't be bothered to learn
ML THEFT ON THE INCREASE!
OFFICIAL
Well Maybe
Investigations are ongoing into reports that h2g2 researchers have not only been using Guide ML without bothering to learn it, but have actually stolen it from other user pages and guide entries. At least one researcher has already confessed to having "stolen" everything he doesn't know about Guide ML from elsewhere but many more are believed to be taking part in a kind of black-market of guide entry code.
It seems that countless researchers are settling for plain and simple user-spaces and guide-entries because they dont want the fuss and bother of learning to use Guide ML, some using the site for many months without realising that they dont actually need to learn it at all.
Tools of the Trade
So what are the secrets of the ML code sneak thief? The main ones are simply test, testuserpage and good old cut'n'paste.
- test :anyone can type 'test' right?
- testuserpage :because test only works on entries, not user pages
- cut'n'paste :highlight the bit you want, CTRL C and it's in your swag bag
Rumour has it that a ready made guide entry exists at A986691 which explains how you can steal bits of code and find out how to put them in your own entries. It isn't quite finished yet but I do have to 'appear' to be w*rking
Some Useful Pages
- A540578 Blobs
- A680582 More Blobs
- A692741 H2G2 Picture Library
- Community-Art Community Art Library
- A264520 Using Approved Guide ML in Edited Guide Entries
- Guide ML Clinic Guide ML Clinic funnily enough