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

My name is Feisor and I am an ACE (Assistant Community Editor) here at h2g2. It's my job to welcome you to the site and hopefully show you around a little. I AM a real person, not an automated reply not an automated reply not an automated reply .

Welcome to h2g2 – not just the friendliest on-line community but an incredibly huge, living, breathing guide to Life, the Universe and Everything. It’s compiled by researchers just like you and it's something YOU can take part in. You can write entries on all manner of subjects, and if it's something you think would look good in our Edited Guide (where all the best research goes), you can submit it to Peer Review Take a look at the <./>writing-guidelines</.> for more information on that.

I hope when you get to know us a little better you'll open your personal space and tell us a little about yourself - but there's no rush - and it's not compulsory

We ACEs are volunteers here to assist new researchers so if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
You can leave a message on my space just by clicking on my name at the top of this message or by hitting the reply button below - it won't hit back (usually).

I have made a "Hints and Links for New Researchers" page at <./>A719840</.> - if you go there it will lead you to all sorts of places which will help find your way around and get to know this wonderful place. It should keep you busy for a while

For a quick reference I recommend that you also read and bookmark this great page from Alex Tufty Ashman – click here ----> A28749630

Oh, and don’t forget to bookmark not only your space but the H2G2 <./>FrontPage</.> - it’s a great way to stay in touch with what’s happening and leads to all sorts of corners which you may otherwise miss.

Do some exploring and you'll find that the site has everything from the nonsense japing to debates on any number of diverse subjects. Many lasting friendships and relationships have been born on hootoo. It's kind of an online pub and encyclopaedia.

I am sure that you will love this community as much as we do There's lots of things to see, clubs to join and people to meet - please don't be shy - just jump right in - this is a friendly place. But be careful - it can become quite addictive - believe me I know



Enjoy!!
Have fun!!!
and above all !!!


Feisor

Hi Sploink. This place is a little confusing, but I've sort of looked around here before. I thought I'd try a 'hello' and see what happens.
GG

What happens is that it pops up on my conversation list

There's a link in my Welcome message that will help you find your way about.

"Hints and Links for New Researchers" at <./>A719840</.>

If you have any questions about hootoo (as we call h2g2) or need any help just drop me a line and I'll get back to you asap

Have fun

Nipped over from GG's link so that I could say hello to Sploink, but I'll never be able to find this again, nor do I understand it.

I see they have my favourite smiley though so cheers Sploink. ... and this is me when there's none left in the bottle!

I like this one too.

Ha ha. Thought I'd add my tupp'nyworth to say hi sploink too.

Never been here before. i shall have a moosy about...

You will both be able to find this again because it will appear on your conversation list

Thank you ... yes ... I noticed after I'd whinged about it. Of course I have no idea how to use this board.

Good Morning Sploink.

Have you tried the New Researchers (link in the post above)?

I also left you an ACE Welcome back in 2009 which will have useful links. It will still be accessible from your space

What are you having problems with? Can I help?

I can't even find the link to the message you left in 2009! I just find this board totally confusing, although I like the fact that it doesn't have that awful three minute wait.

It's not private though, so I wouldn't have a conversation. After all, you never know who might read it.
I've been having fun with the smileys though ... but really I should be doing this chatting on my thread, not Sploink's. Naughty Jaytee!!

It doesn't matter about which thread this is - when you find your message you can restart there and I'll still get the message.

You should find the message if you go to your space (there's a"My Space" link on every page) and scroll down through the messages - I think that it will be in the "My Messages": section and it will be called "An ACE G'day" - let me know how you go.

It's very wise of you to be aware that there is nothing private here - some people forget.

It's lucky that we are all nice people who never say anything we shouldn't

Yes thank you ... I found the My Space bit, which makes it easier to navigate round the board. I was a bit miffed though that I lost my message when I clicked on the Full Smiley Index link! What happened there? I didn't get them in a separate window. They just wiped out what I'd typed. I'm on a Mac computer. Could that be the reason?

No - there are lots of Mac users and I haven't heard of any problems.

You can always get to the Smiley page by just clicking on a Smiley.

Try this one or this one (if you can catch it