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

Hey, havnt spoken to you in a while (my fault) hows my ACE doing these days (its hard to tell by your journal entrys!)


CK

Great to hear from you!!!

I don't do journals much - I've been pretty busy what with w*rk and all and usually only pop in for a moment or so each day.

I don't even have time for proper ACEing anymore - but I'm hoping to find more time soon.

How's everything with you??

Im fine thanks

Ive been away for a while (3 weeks) in other places so im just trying to get back into the swing of things with an overhaul of my user page (ongoing) and trying to ACE (thoguh most people have been done 3 times over!)


CK

Yep - lots of enthusiastic new ACEs

But it's nice to know that newbies are being well and truly welcomed

Yeah, most of the tiem anyway

But ive noticed some things:

As you know most newbies dont stick around for that long (about 1/20 stay for more than a year i reckon) because when they come here they think great a massive community with all this information.

So they search out a guide entry which intrests them (all this before paying attention to their space or maybe even name) and leach onto a conversation and post an statement there. These convos are usually more than 3/4 of a year old and many people would just disregard them when it comes to their conversation list. So the newbie is given the impression that this is very much a dead community and doesnt come back all before activating their personal space and being welcomed by an ACE.

I know this probably wont be able to happen BUT maybe a new user would be forced to activate their personal space BEFORE beign able to browse through H2G2 and engage in conversation. just a thought, your views?


CK

Yeah ... not a bad idea - maybe you should mention all that on the ACE forum. I know that you cant post until you register - maybe we need some sort of "automatic space activator" or something

kewl, would you post it for me please?

And what the hell has happened to the "my conversations" window?


CK

Why?? Can't you post it yourself??

Re the "my conversations" window - apparently "they" are having problems with it - someone is looking into it.

How do you like the new skin - I prefer my goo - but like some of the new features. But I am giving it a go - apparently it will soon be the default skin and I feel that I should at least know what the newbies are talking about

Love the smiley buttons - makes it so much easier to do this

Yeah i can post it but i think they'd listen to you more since you are known throughout teh h2g2 community.

The new skin has some kewl features but it just looks awful. Put te features on goo and it would be amazing. I dont like teh look of brunel


CK

Thanks for the compliment - you obviously have a higher opinion of my influence than I do

No ... it's your idea - you post it


I agree with you about Brunel - I'm using it at the moment but longing for my goo

Im giving it a go now, i like the way it doesnt load teh info on your own space meaning its much quciker to use.

Where shoudl i post it? The *cough cough* or the aces home page here?


CK

I reckon that you should post it in the Forum at Yahoo - you know, "run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"

I just use the MP page - it just shows the conversations - no graphics - loads in no time

done


CK

done


CK

Yep!! Saw it - should start and interesting discussion.

k, like teh new smileys?
and many more <./>smileys</.> or whas that to patronising?


CK

No, of course not!!! I must say I especially appreciate the - one of my weaknesses

Still waiting for my though

good, i still want my monkey smiley!!! is kinda kewl for all the intergalatic hitchhikers

and very h2g2

How you finding brunel now?


CK

I prefer Goo - but am perservering with Brunel - I DO like the features, and the way its all laid out - but the colours!!!


It seems to load a bit quicker too

Hey feisor its CK in teh guise of a new genuin researcher, my mate. Would you please be kind enough to ace him : U201258

From now on though itll be him not me, im just getting him started