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

Just sent this off to the beeb via the main website comments section (http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/bbci_comment.shtml):

"The BBC's h2g2.com will soon be reaching its eight thousandth Edited Guide Entry (the current number can be seen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/info?cmd=tae ). For comparison, wikipedia.org has only around 1050 Featured Articles (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles ). In my opinion, h2g2.com deserves some kind of recognition when it reaches this milestone - a mention on the bbc homepage or something similar would be well-received by all those who have worked hard to get the unique online encyclopedia this far."

Any good, or is it just a hopeless idea?

Alex

It's a great idea, AA! Why not suggest it at <./>Askh2g2</.>?

Because I'm busy flogging summat else there at the mo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F19585?thread=3281291

If you're after a couple of free pints at the next Meet, mate, you're going the right way about it

Anything I can do for you at any time, AA, give me a shout *doffs cap*

Make it a cheap pint of bitter

And half a bitter shandy for the perceived entity oOooOo

There was an article about some woman and her retired racing Greyhound on the News pages the other day. No contact details where I could email and ask for a link to my entry to be added!

Is there going to be a prize for the 8000th entry? Like, a t-shirt or a pen or £50,000?

I think you should wave this under the nose ot the Italics, drop Jimster, Natand Beth a line!

Great idea, Alex! Hope it works!

I wouldn't be surprised if the italics have a little something in mind already.

It will have to be something spectacular! *hic*


*begins writing*

I've sent an email about it on the subeds group, but I didnae ask for any money

Well done Alex. Will you get a direct reply from the bbc do you think?


How far away is #8000? A month and a bit?

See the <./>Info</.> page - at 3 entries a day / 5 days per week we should be there on Friday 11th of August-ish. I'll probably miss it

I started a competition in Ask to guess which entry it will be: F19585?thread=3296152

It's happening soon, it's happening soon, and it's not gonna change for anybody...

Tomorrow morning looks like. No guesses, but if it's a certain someone, we'll never hear the end of it

*is all excited*

A certain someone? Who?

Me? You? Matt? GB? lil? I'm not sure really.