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

Peter
Thank's to you, the two 'VC Hero who never was' stories look much better,
BUT
Part 1 has now been pulled off the site by the moderators for some or other infringement of the rules.
Any ideas?
Ron

Dear Ron

Sorry to barge in here, but I know the answer to this one! The story was too long (over 3000 words) so it had to wait to be checked by the team before it could go back up. I read it this morning and put it back up but you must have made alterations to it which caused it get hidden again. It should be back there as I write this but if you make any more edits then it will have to go through the same process.

Is there supposed to be an image at the top of the piece? It looks like there's an 'orphaned' caption.

Amazing story by the way!

Best wishes

Paul - WW2 Team

Thanks Paul
I did actually edit the item in WORD and the word count was less than 3000 words, but, the offending item is now back on the screen.
Still waiting for my images that are lost in space. See my personal page under (X)
Best Wishes
Ron

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