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

Greeting's new researcher I am your Friendly Neighbourhood Reefgirl I am a Community Assistant Editor aka ACE and I'll be your guide on this trip around our community, anything you need to ask just call and I'll be pleased to point you in the right direction or answer any queries.Firstly our primary goal is to create a 'Fountain of Knowledge' known as Edited Guide Entries, have a look here for the ins and outs of what a guide entry is <./>writing-guidelines</.> , then take a look at PeerReview which is a place to see entries being tweeked for the Edited Guide. We also provide entertainment to while away the boring hours you may like to look at some of the places I've listed here to help you in your first days.

Have a read of our own paper called <./>ThePost</.> , also you can find a list of some of our clubs and societies here A660340, keep checking The Post for updates.

You may like to try some of these places on your first trip out and about

A868098 I'm new what do I do

A53146 h2g2 welcome page

A690518 & A2669051 Spicing up your Personal Space

A155909 The Smiley Page

A719840 Hints and Links for new reserchers

A692741 The h2g2 picture libraby

A214796 The ACE home page

A187229 Is the Guide ML Clinic where any answer you have about links, pictures and any of the other fancy stuff you see around will be found

If you ever need a friendly ear come to my Personal space here U190551 for a chat and and

Most importantly HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you around

Reefgirl

Well - that seems to have explored that argument in full - but tell me 'Why, when I post a jewish joke, told to me by a jew - is it 'Moderated' ? Who are these people Bush, Rummy, Ashccroft or Cheney. I love the idea of freedom but H2G2 is about as free as a dog on a lead.

I have no idea but I'm assuming that a) someone Yikesed the post (They put in a complaint to the moderators) or b) it somehow contraviened the <./>HouseRules</.>, you can ask the editors for an explaination here http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/Feedback-Editorial. That's all the help I can offer you at the moment, get back to me if you're not satisfied and I'll interseed on your behalf

Who are ‘they’? That is the great quest.
'They say that....'
But the 'theys’ of h2g2 seem to be a bunch of armchair bound pedants with big names 'Lord-this', 'Gnomen I am the big I am' - who the hell (when you look at them) gave them the right to do anything but break wind. B ****R the BBC – when I asked them to carry an article about slavery in the Middle East (in 1998), I get the reply ‘not possible –too much money in arms sales involved’. Did Newsweek really get the story wrong.
The greatest thing about the HHGTTG was the humour and truth. It seems to be getting lost.
Who rules whom and if the Beeb cows to the corporate might – so be it. I reserve the right to object.
Of course – you can always switch me off! But if a Jewish joke is moderated on the basis of breaking 'house rules' you are the pathetic losers. Rummies buddies never understood jewish humour - the ability to laugh at yourself.

'They' are human I've met Natalie and Jimster and I've been to h2g2 towers, we have to abide by the BBC's rules even though we are a seperate entity, you may be able to find the niche you're looking for here at the Today programme Messageboard or on our Forum here, but do expect to get your posts yikesed if you go off like you did in your last post.

Some of the 'Others' are probably the Volunteers, the Guru's and the ACE's (of which I'm no longer one, but hey ho) they help out with technical questions and any problems people may have on the site which don't really need the Editors attention

Which last post did I go off my trolly?

Post 4

Well - at least I know where the trolley is!
I am very sorry and will try and be a good boy.

I was trying to make sure you knew they layout of the land, this is not a political forum although we do have political discussions we have to abide by the rules layed out by the BBC.

The last thing I am is 'political'. I have never voted in an election in my life and will continue not to until there is a box that says 'I don't vote for amy of these *********.

Well that's a political statment for one

Heads you win - tails I lose.

I find that people who say they aren't political are the most vocal about political matters

I really don't think that any of my contributions either as entries or conversations can be accused of being remotely political. If I wanted to watch performing monkeys I would buy and train my own.

Hmm I spy an angry young man

I f 56 - going on 57 is 'young' - I need to get a new dictionary. It would be nice though. An old cynic might be a hetter description.
If you go to:
http://www.archi.ma/en/
there is another 'me'. The other one sits in the corner of the pub - doing the Guardian crossword - listens and watches. Curiously - people speak English to me in Moroccan pubs.
Audite panton - animadverto panton – abeo aliquantulus

Ok Angry old cynic then

And you?

Soon to be middle aged cynic