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

Entry: I'm fairly new in the business... - A832628
Author: Researcher 203753 - U203753

I think I'm not exactly understanding yet, however, I will find some entries, read them, and get a general gist! I'm the Arthur-type, I fear! Good day all.. Ohh, and if anyone has seen Ford, are his blue suede shoes ECKO's? If they are, we got the same tastes....

Hello and welcome to h2g2. If you write an introduction, someone will come and greet you on your page.

You've submitted your article to the Edited Guide, which it's not suitable for. The edited guide is for factual entries, but there are plenty of other places to write about yourself and things that you are interested in.

If you want to write an article for the guide have a read of the Writing-Guidelines page. It'll give you all the info you need in order to write the sort of thing that's likely to be recommended for inclusion in the edited section of h2g2.

If you click on the banner at the top which says peer review (that green thing with the fish), you will come to a page which give a list of some of the articles in peer review. Next to your entry will be a remove button, and so takes this article out of peer review.

Please don't be put off and I hope you contribute more to the guide.

SallyM : -)

Sorry meant to say

SallyM

How come the first thing a newbie finds is peer review???

Y'know what, Dangfingers? Try reading the help pages. It's a bit of a tedious reading, I know, but in the end you'll understand why. Peer Review is not that kind of chat-room...

Welcome to h2g2, BTW... I'll be glad to see brilliant contributions from you here on PR. But first I think you will have to learn the ropes.


H

PS: I'm going to get all the necessary links and post them here in a moment. In the meantime have a ...

Peer Review Mainpage:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/RF1

Forum FAQ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/DontPanic-ReviewForums

h2g2 FAQ:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/DontPanic-FAQ

Ejoy your reading.

H

Hello Dangfingers, and welcome to your first trip through Peer Review. Unfortunately it won't be a particularly fruitful one

There are two types of entry at h2g2 - those which are intended for inclusion in the edited section of h2g2 - 'The Guide' - and those which aren't. Either way, they all become part of The Guide, but it's only the entries for the Edited Guide which need to be put through Peer Review, to be picked at by other researchers until ready for sending off to the editors. All others are simply pieces you write for your own enjoyment.

These two pages will help you to get an idea of what's required for the Edited Guide - Writing-Beginners and <Writing-Guidelines</.>

In either case you can write about anything you like, as long as it stays within the <./>HouseRules</.>

Of course, I meant Writing-Guidelines . And where did you two pop up from in the time it took me to write that last post

You should refresh more often, Gosho, or use that POPUPCONVERSATIONS thingey...

HELL

that was...

HELL

Thanx everybody.. Honnest, peer stuff and ACE and edited versions and new edited entry in the style of factual emergency procedures and all that is quite baffling the first time around. I'll make sure to stop mistakingly writting in the wrong places... eventually, I will contribute interesting, well-placed material... thanx again!

no problem. Just make sure you checkout the links we just gave you!


HELL

Will do... hey, how about making donuts and cakes and faces with the special XML format??? How's it work?

click on the smiley and ye shall see.

H

too frigging coool

Y'know what next? You should take this thread off Peer Review (PR). To do that go to the PR-'homepage' (by clicking that greeney banner with the fish on the bike), find this thread in the list (you might need to click on the 'show more conversations' link several times. There should be a link or button (depending on the skin you are using) called 'Remove this entry'. Click that.

Thanks. If you have more questions/troubles/comments don't hesitate to bop me note at my space - I am unsubscribing this thread, so I will not know when or if you answer.

Bye,

HELL

Hell - new Researchers default to the Brunel skin - so they don't have the banner.

Instead, Ineffable, you should click on 'Peer Review' in the toolbar on the left of your page - the one with the yellow letters - and follow the rest of Hell's instructions.

Good luck!

Brunel is as ugly as my dog's back!!!

I couldn't possibly comment. It is, however, the default skin, and so it's what new Researchers see. That's why all the volunteers were asked to learn how it works...

Whoami?

I havn't got a good enough memory to remember different skins, so I have taken to using Brunel now. Its not that bad once you get used to it. Give yourself the chalenge to use it for a week and see what happens! Good luck!

Tango