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Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
h2g2 Communications Started conversation Apr 30, 2012
Tech Update
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Dear Researchers,
Ripley, the engine that has powered The Guide for so many years, has been struggling recently to keep up with increasing demands for Guide content. Help in the form of a new and more powerful engine, Pliny, is on the way, but Ripley needs help as soon as possible.
Therefore an early release of Pliny is being prepared to come online this coming weekend, May 5th and 6th. The early version of Pliny will contain features Readers use and as many of the features Researchers have asked for as possible.
Once most of the load has been shifted to Pliny, we hope Ripley will stabilize. This will permit the Tech Team to focus on developing the rest of Pliny's features. To find out more about Pliny, read Pastey's Post interview: A87754990
We thank everyone who has been volunteering so many hours evenings and weekends. However, volunteers shouldn't miss their chance to ...
Win a piece of Time Lord History
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Would you like to own a complete set of audio CDs of Shada, The Lost Adventure, written by Douglas Adams and narrated by Lalla Ward? If so, the Guide Editors have a competition for you. For more details, read Shada - The Competition: A87754765
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Geggs Posted Apr 30, 2012
*cough* I think that should be Lalla Ward?
Geggs
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Posted Apr 30, 2012
Every time I see an Announcement, it makes me *gulp* because it might be bad news...
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Apr 30, 2012
Nah. 
It's all good news.
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Effers;England. Posted Apr 30, 2012
Will Post articles also get links to Twitter etc? I read Pastey's interview.
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Z Posted Apr 30, 2012
I believe that all entries will get a 'tweet' or 'share this' button. Even entries such as this one A87755566 which are just a couple of sub-headers waiting for the author to fill them in; though I doubt anyone will want to share an unfinished entry like that.
That said you can tweet / facebook h2g2 entries right at the moment, you just have to cut and paste the url into the appropriate box on facebook or twitter.
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Apr 30, 2012
"Tweet" and "Share this" buttons are fine ... mainly.
I'm not entirely happy with versions of those buttons which embed code from the sites in question, as that does reveal my browsing habits to other sites. But there are ways around that for clever coders.
TRiG.
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Effers;England. Posted Apr 30, 2012
All entries getting those buttons is good news Z. 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Apr 30, 2012
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Apr 30, 2012
I have a 'Share on Twitter' button which I downloaded ages ago. It is VERY helpful for tweeting the Post articles each Monday. Before I had this, I had to copy and paste every single URL of every single article.
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Apr 30, 2012
I want answers, ney demand answers!
why does socks srink in the wash more than most other clothes
just trying to break the tension 
Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Apr 30, 2012
Use washing up liquid. Breaks the tension of the meniscus. Always worked for me.
MMF
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Apr 30, 2012
Ta! 
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Monday 30 April, 2012: Announcements
- 1: h2g2 Communications (Apr 30, 2012)
- 2: Geggs (Apr 30, 2012)
- 3: Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk (Apr 30, 2012)
- 4: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Apr 30, 2012)
- 5: Effers;England. (Apr 30, 2012)
- 6: Z (Apr 30, 2012)
- 7: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Apr 30, 2012)
- 8: Effers;England. (Apr 30, 2012)
- 9: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Apr 30, 2012)
- 10: aka Bel - A87832164 (Apr 30, 2012)
- 11: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Apr 30, 2012)
- 12: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Apr 30, 2012)
- 13: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Apr 30, 2012)
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