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

...If it wasn't free?

I would. If, as has been suggested elsewhere, this site would take on 'newspaper' status, then $/£10-20 would not be a lot to pay, for all the entertainment I have had from this site. AND I would continue to Sub-edit out of free will, which is nice of me.

I hasten to add to anyone who has not read the aforementioned thread that, to the best of my knowledge, such changes are not afoot, and h2g2 will remain free for the foreseeable future.

B

I would too. It would be much worse though- without a number of people who wouldn't pay

I reckon that if the people who left were the ones who don't like paying for anything, the quantity of Researchers might go down but the quality of writing and discussion would go up.

I don't wish to turn this into a political debate, but my right-wingedness suggests to me that the really valuable people to the site WILL pay, and that we'd eliminate those who don't really care.

Hello? Have I alienated the entire site?

B

Yes, but we wouldn't get newbies that might have become great contributors. Everybody's a newbie once, and we might not get the future ones

Ah, in that simulpost I see Gosho has joined me on the right bench of h2g2 politics.

B

Indeed

Ooh - too many simulposts.

I agree about the newbies. Obviously we'd give people a 3-month trial, in the manner of any good internet company (and AOL).

B

What we're already planning this?

No, no no!

There is a certain website, where it's free to anyone, where it's free to register but you are encouraged to contribute £15 a year to keep the site non commerical.

Which website would that be?

Hey - don't blame me. Gosho started it.

B

Oopise - double simulpost; I got distracted by my other half.

B

Yes. Sure.

What about that idea for an h2g2 book of records, by the way?

I juast thought it'd be nice to have a track of longest threads, longest (non-loonie) postings, and that sort of thing, that's all. Not volunteering. No, not me, no way. Too busy.

B

Yes, subbing my project

I may lean to the left in my politics B, but I'm very old-fashioned and conservative in many ways too

Just a quick flog Gosho- come here...

It all depends on the amount and what is included for the price. If it was something like £20 a year and covered all the DNA sites, other BBC sites and a shed load of exclusive content then it would be a definate yes.