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

Today's upgrade went off without a hitch and we're pleased to announce just a few tweaks here and there.

Firstly, as will be obvious to those of you who use the default Brunel skin, we've adjusted the left-hand navigation bar in Brunel. This is to make it more user-friendly for newcomers to the site and to incorporate a few direct links that were felt to be quite useful.

Secondly, we've given the UnderGuide members their own badge for their Personal Spaces, designed by Community Artist Amy the Ant. The UnderGuide is celebrating the first anniversary of the first Front Page UnderGuide entry, so give the Miners and Polishers a cheer.

Lastly, we've made a fix to some previously-announced functionality on the <./>NewUsers</.> page - the ability to sort according to those Researchers who have updated their introduction.

Traveller in Time on his head
"Cheeer Well, done for the direct links!

Does the < <./>underguide</.> > still work?"

Hmm, I'm not overly keen on the new 'What is the Matrix?' button that Brunel's acquired...

Are people who use Goo ever going to get any new features again?

B

No. Because Brunel is the future, and Goo is the past. A relic, as it were.

Traveller in Time on his head
" I hope not like 'Brunel' with his big inventions.
Most were superior to anything in existance, though he never managed to win from the mainstream."

I enjoy upgrades

Traveller in Time counting badges
"Do you still have the record ?"

Don't believe I ever held any badge record. Jimi X has always had blue, light blue, green, grey, orange and red. Now I only (yes I said only!) have orange, light blue, blue, green, red and purple.

On the plus side, if no one reads the badges I can pretend to be official h2g2 staff

Er, no blue for me. I was a lazy sub

Traveller in Time counting skins
"Ever noticed you are not a post reporter in Alabaster?
Failing image: w_h2g2_post_reporter.gif ?"

That's because the image is really:
http://www.h2g2.com/h2g2/skins/Alabaster/images/w_h2g2_post_reporter1.gif

long live the alabaster revolution!
death to brunel and all its infidel followers



ps: oh, all right then. do as you well please

The didn't seem to be a post as well when I checked , are we being hounded out ?

I suspect I may be inadvertantly holding the record for the longest amount of time for a badge to disappear. I left the Scouts around this time last year. A gin fuelled reminder about it at last January's London meet and a number of emails since then, and the badge is still there. Lurking.

Well as I resigned my two community badges on a matter of so all i'm left with are my three for writing.

Traveller in Time on his head
"What I understand, you serve your local community fine, even without a badge."

I do my bit