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

My name is Feisor and I am an ACE (Assistant Community Editor) here at h2g2. It's my job to welcome you to the site and hopefully show you around a little. I AM a real person, not an automated reply not an automated reply not an automated reply .

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Feisor

Hi there, sorry for the delay in replying but i've been on nights and not on line too much. Thanks for the welcome, I will have a wander around

cheers

ogre

As it says above, you're welcome

Please don't worry about replying immediately - the wonderful thing about this place is that there's no rush and no pressure to reply. You do what you want when you can, I've had replies to messages I left months ago suddenly reappear on my conversation list

Congrats on opening your space - from the look of it you'll have lots of materials for Guide Entries, but take your time, get to know us, find out how it all works

If you have any questions about hootoo (as we call h2g2) or need any help just drop me a line here and I'll get back to you asap

Have fun

Good afternoon feisor, hope you're having a great weekend. I just wanted to ask if you knew what the rules were over posting up an article that is already on line (I wrote it in 2001), it may seem egotistical but I'd like to bring it on here and update it. I have read the "write an entry" guides but can't see where it covers posting up an old article

cheers

ogre
(btw it's here http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/knowbase/docs/0071_EscapeKing.htm )

I'm sure that if it is all your own work and not copied from someone else there shouldn't be a problem, as you own the copyright.

<./>HouseRules</.> say "You agree to only post materials to which you have the copyright or other permission to distribute electronically. You may not violate, plagiarise, or infringe on the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, personal, publicity, or proprietary rights. You can find more information about what this means in the entry on h2g2 and <./>HouseRules-Copyright</.>.

It still needs the conform to the requirements of The Guide if you want it accepted into The Edited Guide and will have to go through PeerReview

Thanks Feisor, I see the post was 2 hours ago, being cheeky was it a late night; early morning or different time zone?

cheers

ogre

I'm in Sydney Australia - at the time of posting this it is 5.15 Sunday afternoon.

I've taken the plunge and put the (amended) article in for review, I'll see what happens.

Have a good un

Make sure that you let them know that, although it appears elsewhere on the net, it was all your work.

Aye I shall do that. Just going on lunch - on the dayshift at the moment - hopefully chat later

cheers

ogre