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h2g2 stuff still lurking on BBC servers

Post 1

C Hawke

Probably not an issue for us, but for the former hosts it will be using space etc

http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-nireland/plain/A112276

It looks like all the "place" DNA sites still have a "plain" version.


h2g2 stuff still lurking on BBC servers

Post 2

Vip

That's been the case for a long time; all that Place stuff was archived years ago but it was decided to keep them hosted for an undefined period. Nobody knows why it defaults to Plain though!

Side note: I love that Children Entry. It's wonderfully smiley - tongueincheek.

smiley - fairy


h2g2 stuff still lurking on BBC servers

Post 3

C Hawke

Indeed, a good early entry.

Oddly, which is how I discovered it, I was doing my regular (as in every few years) google for a few of my entries to check for rip-offs/cites etc, and a local one came up in the top 3 in google


h2g2 stuff still lurking on BBC servers

Post 4

Icy North

If you find any quality citations, let me know and I'll add them to the list: A46972182


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