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

That's a matter of semantics. Any "web presence" is "Broadcast" from the servers.

No it isn't. The main BBC website is broadcasting. h2g2's 'community' isn't broadcasting in any sense of the word. It's *narrowcasting*.

Perhaps in terms of numbers using the service. In terms of geographic coverage, however, it's far more "broad" than BBC Television.

'Anorak shall speak unto anorak'.

em6 - I'm sorry I wasn't able to tell the community before the news broke. Unfortunately the announcment on H2G2 had to be tied into a wider accouncement about BBC Online so this was out of my hands.

I'm also sorry that in some places the news has been misreported as H2G2 "closing". This was inaccurate but again outside my control, although I did get the BBC News website to correct their story.

Much as though I love hootoo, I have for some time wondered exactly how a site such as this fits in with the rest of the BBC.

This is sad, but ever since wiki became ubiquitous I have always thought todays annoucement was a "when" rather than an "if".

FB

OH! I hope all can be saved somehow, Where there is a will there is a way.
I love to visit this little corner of sanity and humor in this crazy old world.
I like the new look of h2g2, fresh and bright.
"Our society will be defined not only by what we create,
But by what we refuse to destroy"
................. John C, Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy . .. ...

Hopefully someone like yahoo or google will decide to take us on.
I have very little hope for a consortium of us researchers being able to do it on our own.

So we move to a site that uses ads..so what..you can always use Firefox and a handy little plugin that blocks ads..

If that's the way to go then lets do it and not waste time faffing about.Let's thank the BBC and move on.

I'm amazed they are getting rid of sports related community pages though.

You may have little hope, but we *are* trying!

BUGGER! BUGGER! BUGGER!

no disrespect to the Ed's and other hootoo behind the scenes staff

the British Broadcasting Corporation stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If it wasn't for the BBC we wouldn't be having this conversation. Let's remember: they stepped in and rescued h2g2 when nobody else would and kept it going for a long time.

A community led thing isn't that daft an idea. Some of us have experience in this field

Let's also remember that the BBC would rather not be making cuts like this - it's the money.

Quite.

Anyone know Bill Gates personally ??? see if he wants to buy hootoo ?

It's totally the end of the world.

I shall be more than happy to be carted off to prison for not paying my Licence fee.

And to all those non-UK users who feel entitled to have a go at the Beeb: go slag off your own broadcasting corporations. You can slag off the BBc when you pay your licence fee.

Come on it isn't really just the money as much as a political campaign against the BBC speared by those who "owe" Rupert Murdoch.

The blame lies with our scumbag government and their chums at News International.

FB

Nick - this is a shock. I hope you and your staff manage to survive this round of cutbacks. I appreciate the service you have given to this and other online projects over the years.

Just one question I can think of right now:

Will the current redesign remedial work continue to its successful conclusion? It would be difficult to sell something which isn't really fit for use right now.