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

Fascinating theory. I once knew someone who believed the most important thing in the universe was beer, and the second most was pretzels. He was a happy-go-lucky sort of fellow until one day, when he had to much beer, and threw up in the pretzels. He became an inconsolable wretch, and wandered the planet aimlessly, until he decided that the most important things in life were McDonald's hamburgers and cigars... this turned his life around completely, and he went on to be the President of the United States of America.

Anyway, welcome to the Guide! I serve in the third most important post around here, being an Assistant Community Editor, or Ace for short (okay, it's not that important, but humor me), whose task it is to help new researchers find their way to the things that are important to them. Here's a couple of links that might help you on your journey:

The Ace homepage has all sorts of useful links to help new researchers get the feel for things: http://www.h2g2.com/A214796

And the Guide to H2G2 Clubs can help you find the social underbelly of this online society: http://www.h2g2.com/A270325

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. If I cannot find a satisfactory answer, I'll happily foist it off to someone around here who can. Welcome once again, and enjoy your stay.