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

I've already asked a few communities about what people like about them - although I've been distracted in the last few weeks with real life commitments. However I still would like to get some more information before I put anything together.

So really I thought I'd ask in my journal, for those who read it - or those who stop by - where do you reside when you're on h2g2? And why do you enjoy it?

I'm hoping ultimately to try and link communities in the post... although there is a fine community element there already - I would like to see proper links with the communities.

Just to clarify, I'm talking about h2g2 communities, as opposed to real life ones...

I can often be found in the Dog and Trout Inn located at A44322987 just of junction 7 of the A42 the Dog and Trout Inn is a fun place to drink, being both stylish and tastless, so come on down to the Dog and Trout Inn where dreams become memories.
Seriously The evil army and the thingite HQ are my more regular haunts

Um, it's been pretty much the Post and nothing but since 2001, if that counts as a community.

Having said that the Post and I seem to be going in different directions now, and if I'm going to continue to contribute to h2g2 then I need to think about how to put my stuff in a venue where people will actually notice it and possibly read it.

I didn't know there were subcultures in h2g2 as well-defined as your initial posting suggests...

What??? are we on about

"What??? are we on about"

I'm just asking where you mostly post Are there groups where you do this, or are there certain random threads that you post to?

"I didn't know there were subcultures in h2g2 as well-defined as your initial posting suggests... "

There are still groups within h2g2 that operate largely to the ignorance of the wider community. I'm surprised how active many people still are, and that there are pages which are the hub of that activity. I, probably like yourself, thought that h2g2 community groups were pretty quiet these days - and quite a few have gone quiet - but there are more than you'd think that are still active, but I didn't know about them. This is why I set out on this venture because I have a feeling if we can start connecting these groups - and bring them out of the cold so to speak - then the wider community could benefit. Plus it would be good to get random community group voices in the post.

*post6*


err sort of randomness prevails with me now........... I used to do all sorts of stuff, but in the end I liked the "randomness" theroy, E=maybeish

"E=maybeish"

I like it Randomness is your friend

Of those random threads though, are there any that you regularly frequent?

"I need to think about how to put my stuff in a venue where people will actually notice it and possibly read it."

Eh? It's rarely been obvious who reads what in the Post. Actually in some ways I find it easier to get feedback now than a few years ago.

no! I like wandering through and joining in with stuff, making new friends and the like, a good walkabout is very good for the hootoo experance! I think it should be made compolsory for all! after all you never know what you might find

"I like wandering through and joining in with stuff, making new friends and the like, a good walkabout is very good for the hootoo experance! I think it should be made compolsory for all! after all you never know what you might find"

Okay, that's such a great statement I'm going to include it in the post article I eventually write With your permission of course!

If you put a piece in the Post then the Post readers, if nobody else, will at least know it exists and possibly take a look at it.

If, on the other hand, I write something just from my PS and don't tell anyone, the chances of anyone noticing it and having a look are immensely smaller, probably to the point of it not making any difference whether you post it online at all...

I'm getting to the point where I rarely write something unless I know there's a good chance it's going to get read at some point. Not because the writing is unenjoyably hard work, but why do it otherwise?

see its the "random theroy" at work!


RJR the living proof

I'm mostly post to your journals at random intervals.

I have a community I post in, which is largely separate from h2g2 as a whole. However, I like it being separate to h2g2 as a whole, so I won;t tell you what it is.

Ask seems as busy as ever. I hang around there a lot.

The Forum, SEx, and QI are still going, but they're quieter than they used to be.

Friends' journals.

And I'm not as busy as I used to be in PR. I'll get there again. I occasionally pop by AWW and various talking points. And that's about it.

TRiG.