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

Hey Sho

I'm subbing your entry on Postcrossing - it can be found at A10726850. If you could take a look and make sure everything looks all right, that would be excellent. I also updated all the statistics to the current numbers as given on the website, though of course they'll be outdated very quickly!

hi emr - thanks for subbing this!

2nd section (Post Offices - Do they care?)

this sentence is missing something
>>This has led to an increase in the volume of junk mail than in making the sending of letters more attractive to the private user.<<

I think it should be:

This has led rather to an increase in the volume of junk mail than in making the sending of letters more attractive to the private user.

Aside from that, it looks mighty fine. Thank you!

Sorry, btw! Nobody in PR told me that the headers should be capitalised and it never dawned on me to read the thing before it got sent for subbing.

No worries, Sho.

Once I've fixed this it'll go back to the eds, then.

thanks...

I was about to post & say "don't do it" because I haven't had a card for ages...

but I got one today, so let's go!
and thanks

I'm getting one or two a week!!

By the way, it's already been assigned a BLOB so expect it on the FP any day!!

Well done both of you on the speed of this!(I'm still waiting for my Venus Transit to be subbed!!

yep, I've started getting more too.

I'll mail the guy when this hits the front page (or maybe you might for me GB, if you're around - I won't be able to do it until it's nearly to late for him to enjoy it on the FP)

and


a blob!

gawd, that made me grin so much when I saw it at lunchtime

Ooh, I spreading happiness

I got 2 new postcards this morningone butterfly one and another with penguin chicks on.

Some of the senders are so sweet, the trouble they go to to find cards which reflect your interests

Of course I'll do that for you

and thanks again for the introduction

spread the word

I really think that Postcrossing is truly reflective of the spirit of the internet, even more so () than a lot of hootoo!

As long as it really is as altruistic as it seems!

congratulations, it's on the FP!



Are you going to email the webmaster, or shall I do it?

I bet you're at workso I've done it for you

Would you like to know what I got in the post yesterday?

Apparently I sent a postcard to a first-timer (she had sent five off but mine was the first she received back) and she was so happy she emailed me and asked me if she could send me something from Berlin so I had a little think and told her of my interest in Ancient Egypt and Nefertiti

I got back a padded envelope containing:
The Berlin Egyptian Museum flier in English, with a picture of nefertiti's bust on the cover.
A large postcard with views of Berlin's buildings, the centre one is the museum, complete with Nefertiti stamp (front and back view).
A card "Nofretete" with explanation (in German) but the colour is a fabulous emerald green.
An invitation to attend the "Long Night of Museums" (A832691) tonight

To say I'm gutted is putting it mildly but I guess there'll be other years.

So thanks once again for introducing me to this scheme Sho, I'm well happy with my little treasures of Nefertiti.

eep! sorry, I just saw this

aw, that's lovely
these Long Nights of the Museums are great - I can't wait for the Gruesomes to be big enough

my cards are taking ages to get through

but I've introduced 2 people in the office to it, so

isn't it brill?

oh and I hope you got her to join h2g2 - at least to read your Nefertiti's bust entry?

I wrote her an email with all the links!

Today I got a postcard from Hollywood! My first American postcard (even though I've sent loads there)



Yea, it's great, I'm building up a fabcollection!

Um, worthy of note, I've received a letter-packet from Iran today.

He's sent me notelets (they open in reverse to ours) of:

Baba Taher's Tomb in Hamadan
The Dome of Abu Lowlow in Kashan
The Tomb of Hafiz, Shiraz, Fars Province
The Tomb of Cyrus (kurush)
Basketweavers and prayer-mat makers in Gilan Province
one one wondeful tomb I can't read because it's all in Arabic.

oh that sounds lovely

isn't it a great thing?

I got 2 cards today, a beautiful volcano from NZ and a multi-picture card of Minnesota - it always makes me think of Jack from Stargate!

oh don't get me started

A volcano! That'd be in my top ten, I reckon. I posted my last "Lincolnshire" postcard today (to Finland) so I'll have another winging its way to me when that's received. Need to replenish my stock now, I've plenty of amusing, funny cards (you know this) - but most people ask for views or maps of where you live. The one I sent today had a cartoon of King John losing the Crown Jewels in The Wash - something I mentioned in my Lincolnshire entry

One girl told me how much she enjoyed my "homepage" (my h2g2 PS) and she had added it to her favourites, I keep meaning to wade through all the postcrossing emails to find her first name and add a wave to my PS.

This morning I've received a postcard from Normandy, France (the first from that country). That's where my Dad was in the war, where he was wounded.

Strange I seem to be receiving more postcards than I've sent.

We need a smiley.

Sho I ordered an address this morning after receiving a card from the Arctic Circle

Look what I found at this girl's bio: http://miaspostcrossing.blogspot.com/
so my postcard will end up there!

Are those postcards photographed, or scanned then uploaded, or what?

GB- technoNOT!

My postcard has arrived and she's published it: http://miaspostcrossing.blogspot.com/