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

haha, I finally made it. So place your bets that the boards will be working properly tomorrow *l*. So, what have I missed? Fill me in!

Tsk. Really, Seona - I do think you *might* have thanked me... Young people today, I don't know...

sorry sorry sorry. I did mean to of course. but I've been rather caught up with my gawjuuuus new icq 2000,

any sign of any other newsies?

Hi there barquing. Back at my work station (hah hah) after a 10-day break. You well?

Still here and still somewhat bemused by the lack of Guardian talkboards. Damn 'em all.

Hello Poobie! Glad you made it. Did you have a good break?

A most pleasing break thanks! And another one is on the horizon ...

But I didn't see any films at the cinema. Absolutely nothing available of any appeal (except for teh Tigger movie) . Got Hideous Kinky out of the video emporium and the more I ponder it, the more dreadful I found it...

With Poobie and Withnail safely accounted for, can we now assume that "PBradshaw" is indeed DJ? As for the FilmU boards, someone raised a rather worrying point - is it possible they'll just be dumped if they can't fix them?

You might be onto something there FF ... I'm a little surprised that DJ hasn't made himself know...

Apparently the glitch on the boards is pretty minor so I reckon if they dump them they'll have to dump some of their techies as well!

I can't see them ditching the talkboards, afterall - who would visit the sites otherwise? They've got themselves a neat little comunity there and I doubt they'd want to split it all up at the drop of a hat.

I notice that the News site has undergone a reasonably major facelift though, so perhaps the talkboards have just been put on the back burner for a while, although having said that - there doesn't seem to be a link to the news talkboards anymore.

Curiouser and curiouser...

further to that, there's this message on the "Whats changed on the site" page:

"What's happening with our talk boards
For some days we have been unable to provide full access to our talk boards. This is due to technical problems we have encountered, which our staff are working to solve as a priority. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this is causing Guardian Unlimited users, not least because we are missing your lively and informed online discussions. Please bear with us, and thank you for your patience. "

I miss my little talkboards, there is less stuff for me to waste time on now!

Well, that sounds quite hopeful then. I sent an email off last night so I'll post the reply if I get one.

The longer the talkboards are broken, the longer I can put off having this "live chat" everyone is so obsessed with. "Result", as I believe you provincials say.