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

Hello there

Welcome to H2G2

My name's 3 Of 8, and I'll be your ACE (Assistant Community Editor)for the journey... If you look to the left you can see your most recent conversations, if you look to the right you can see your username in a lovely blue/green box.

If you don't like the view, change to Goo by clicking your preference button situated on the orange bar above. You can also give yourself a name (as opposed to just a number) by clicking on preferences

You will notice that there are no exits, you are now asked to remain seated at your computer, and not log out for the remainder of the journey.

If you click on this little fellow, you will be magically transported to his home, to meet his friends, and find out more about them, and how to include them in your conversations.

If you have any questions (preferably really easy to answer ones ), or you just want to natter please feel free to ask by hitting the reply button below... Or you can leave me a message on my space, by clicking my name at the top of this message, and then leaving me a message after my intro

If you're keen to get started on writing an entry, firstly you should check whether or not someone has written one on the particular subject already. Type in the topic (or whatever) in the search bar at the top, if there's no entry for that topic... Go for it. If you need any help with how to go about writing an entry, let me know and I'll try my best to point you in the right direction.

Have fun and enjoy!™™

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Thanks for your welcome, 3 of 8. Love the nomenclature!

I'm actually rather worried about joining h2g2. I'm a busy guy and the last thing I need is yet another excuse to stay glued to my computer keyboard. But what the hell, I don't consider I had a mis-spent youth, so why not a mis-spent early-middle-age?

Talk to you again some time.

Sculucs.

Here - have a

Why helloooooooo™ again

You're very welcome

Thank you for the I've never had anyone give me one of those before

That's what I like to see... Already you're trying to justify any time you may spend on H2G2! Oh yay, the markings of a future addictee I feel... The more the merrier in my opinion. I became an ACE (official meeter & greeter as you know), and now my other half thinks that I 'have an obligation' to log on as often as I can, and sits there mutely, no longer protesting that I'm y, and It's fantastic!

I see you've given yourself a name now So much nicer than the impersonal researcher number you're designated when you join

Glad the (and I quote) 'nomenclature' amused you... It wasn't intentional... (Never come across the word before) *Checks dictionary* Ahhh, I see

Hope you have fun hitchhiking!


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Me again.

You see it's only day 2 and I've already sat down to work (yes I know - working on a Sunday ) and thought - 'I know, why not have a quick check of h2g2 first? See what's hapnin.' And here I am, looking up , and smileys!

Sorry about the over-enthusiastic use of linguistic symbolage. I'll try not to throw in too much hyperverbosity in the future. Just send me a if I do it again (I don't like coffee - it'll teach me a lesson.)

I notice you're from good old Birmingham. So am I!! (Well Solihull actually, but I have a soft spot for Brum). Unfortunately I now live in Surrey/Middlesex. My father still lives up there in Edgbaston.

Anyway, nuf chatter, I had better go for a browse to see what I can start writing about. I'm thinking I might do a piece about one of my musical 'heroes', Mr. Jeff Lynne of ELO fame. Not trendy I know, but I do like a huge range of styles from Jazz and Blues to Trance. ELO just happened to provide the backdrop to my childhood - and they were from Brum too!

I really, really must go. Glad you liked the . I would have sent you a or but wasn't sure exactly how to.

If it's not too early, have a .

Sculucs

Good afternoon

That's how it starts... You think I'll just check out H2G2, then you have a look at <./>AskH2G2</.> Then you go and add your two cents worth to a conversation, and before you know, it seems you're continually logged on.

You may throw as much hyperverbosity into your postings as you like.. I will just look up any words I don't understand (I do that a lot), and smile benignly, whilst looking vacant (do that a lot too) and try and answer the postings regardless of how much sense I can make of it.

I see you've located the home of the SMILEY and have been introduced to all his friends I should point out, that you will now be expected to put as many of those little fellows into your postings as you can.

I see you're cleverly trying to get into my good books, by saying that you were from Brum, although it was actually Solihull... We both know that people from Solihull would rather die than say they were Brummies

I'm pleased to see that you're eager to write an entry. If you want any help with anything, for example, using GuideML in an entry, or anything else. let me know, and I'll try my best to help you out.

Have fun and enjoy!™™
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After reading this posting in preview, I realised it comes across as all brisk and business like... Not sure how that happened, but I've typed it now, so I'm going to send it

Not only brisk and business-like but informative, encouraging, humourous, intelligent... It's all most welcome.

(Hopefully creeping still works in this place!)

Another ?

Sculucs.

(Now a smiley for creep would be good.)

all round then

Oooh, I don't think I should have too many, I'll end up

I don't know whether creeping works here universally, but it certainly works on me And if the creeping fails there's always ing to be done

I think you're right, a 'creep' Smiley would be a fantastic addition to the in house Smilies There's a page somewhere (don't have the link to it to hand), where you can put forward suggestions for new Smilies... Hmm.... I wonder, what would a 'creep'(ing) Smiley would look like<?>

BTW - I meant to say in my last posting, but being a little simple I forgot

Your subject for the article you want to write, is not relly boring.. You wouldn't believe the y topics that are included in the Guide. In my opinon ELO = Not too bad... Was brought up listening to them, owing to father with not much in the way of music tastes

Have fun and enjoy!

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