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

Hiya Shreck!

Hey, I was checking over entries about to go 'Edited' and ran across the one on beards. I really hate having missed this in PR; but, if these particulars were not mentioned in PR, perhaps you should ask the researcher about them before it 'goes to press'.

Initially, I wondered if this shouldn't be called something more like 'Growing Facial Hair' as it covers sideburns as well as beard hair, and with many beards there is no delineation.

[Moustache - These are the hairs that grow between his nose and his mouth.]
First: Not only men grow moustaches. Women sometimes have legitimate claims to the noun as well.
Second: 'between nose and mouth' is not entirely accurate because some grow outside the 'under nose' area with a nose-wide gap between halves: 'just above the upper lip' should probably be more accurate.

If it is going to tread into moustache area, it should perhaps be more inclusive. I did not notice any description resembling the Fu Manchu style, handlebar, pencil, or other styles of moustache.

Just hoping for a bit more completeness, but it always boils down to you working with the researcher.

Good Luck with this!

Hi FT,

thanks for your comments - I'm going to ask the Eds in EF to make the small changes regarding the moustache description (I've already returned it and couldn't do the changes myself).

Regarding the entry title and the additions for moustaches, it's perhaps best if you ask the author yourself. I don't think it's a good thing for a subeditor to change too much content...

SchrEck Inc.

Addendum: Leo (U519437) is the main author

Thanks, Schreky!

I guess I supposed you'd pass the comments on, if you felt them worthwhile; but I support your choice of actions. I'll be happy to copy them to Leo instead.

Take care,