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

A year ago today, I found out that the BBC were planning to dispose of h2g2, probably a few hours after everyone else did, due to the time zone.

Not wanting to accept this fate quietly, I began tweeting links from some of my favorite Guide Entries from my own twitter account. I also signed up for the same google group as two hundred other people did. Within a few days, I was using two twitter accounts and a newly created Facebook page to help keep the researchers calm and focused on the task at hand - saving h2g2.

Then of course there was the bid, then the contract, then the move, then the relaunch, and through it all we promoted h2g2, the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Earth Edition.

The Comms Team's remit evolved over the past year to keeping researchers informed through the Announcements and social media and promoting h2g2 as the ever-expanding Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything to the general public through traditional and social media.

Thank you to all the current and former hard-working members of the Comms Team, your work promoting h2g2 has helped expand it even as we faced an uncertain future.

Thanks to those of you who volunteered but then were scarcely heard from again. It's hard to be hoopy enough for the Comms Team, and you can always reapply once you have had a and found your .

And thanks even to our "detractors", you know who you are. You couldn't kill us, you made us stronger.

I detect an undercurrent to that post. I like it. I really do.

Well said.

s all round.

And thank you!!

ooo. booze...

Would now be a good time for the current comms team to announce who they are, and what they bring to the party?

Sure!

I'm Happy Nerd, and I bring tenacity, resilience, and the ability to use words like "tenacity" and "resilience" in a sentence. My training is in mathematics and math modeling, my experience usually involves some sort of engineering or analysis.

Mr603? Minichessemouse? Introduce yourselves.

Hello, I am Mouse, a Psychology student in Bonny Scotland.

I help run the Facebook page, and I run the Social media accounts for Towelcast42

I also draw webcomics, and I am an occasional ACE, Moderator and Guru so a pretty busy.

Sometimes I'm not sure why Happy nerd puts up with me!

mini

I'm Mr603 and I do this sort of thing for a living. And as a hobby. And now for h2g2. As such, I'm sick of the sight of computers, Twitter, Facebook and interminable committee meetings.