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 .

Welcome to h2g2 – not just the friendliest on-line community but an incredibly huge, living, breathing guide to Life, the Universe and Everything. It’s compiled by researchers just like you and it's something YOU can take part in. You can write entries on all manner of subjects, and if it's something you think would look good in our Edited Guide (where all the best research goes), you can submit it to Peer Review Take a look at the <./>writing-guidelines</.> for more information on that.

I hope when you get to know us a little better you'll open your personal space and tell us a little about yourself - but there's no rush - and it's not compulsory

We ACEs are volunteers here to assist new researchers so if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
You can leave a message on my space just by clicking on my name at the top of this message or by hitting the reply button below - it won't hit back (usually).

I have made a "Hints and Links for New Researchers" page at <./>A719840</.> - if you go there it will lead you to all sorts of places which will help find your way around and get to know this wonderful place. It should keep you busy for a while

Oh, and don’t forget to bookmark not only your space but the H2G2 <./>FrontPage</.> - it’s a great way to stay in touch with what’s happening and leads to all sorts of corners which you may otherwise miss.

Do some exploring and you'll find that the site has everything from the nonsense japing to debates on any number of diverse subjects. Many lasting friendships and relationships have been born on hootoo. It's kind of an online pub and encyclopaedia.

I am sure that you will love this community as much as we do There's lots of things to see, clubs to join and people to meet - please don't be shy - just jump right in - this is a friendly place. But be careful - it can become quite addictive - believe me I know



Enjoy!!
Have fun!!!
and above all !!!


Feisor

Thank you for the warm welcome. It's not every online community that has a real person write an actual message. I'm looking forward to this site, it is very Adamsy. So far as I've seen, it's stayed true to the ethics of the creator. I'm just tryin to feel it out before I make any stupid moves. I'm proud to be the newest... "researcher" is the term I believe you used... and I hope that I can contribute some useful info.

Thnx,
Kosaxmonk

Traveller in Times following < F38458?thread=210900&post=80576114#p80576114 >
"And an a-typical 'post 32'

Usually 'newbees' make the classic 'post 21' mistake this is even better "

>>I think this time travel discussion finally broke my brain.


I do hope not Kosaxmonk We need all the brains possible on hootoo.

Well done Kosaxmonk - I see that you are finding your way about and making yourself known, TiT and lanzababy are stalwarts here and should lead you astray in the best way possible

And you have opened your space

As it says above, you're welcome

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

Post 32? Not quite sure what that means, but I'm glad I made a new mistake. What's a post 21 mistake? Oh, and I have no shame at all about being a noob, it happens to the best of us. The only way to get l33t is to start n00b. Anyway, glad I made ya laugh.

Don't worry bout me, my brain's been broke for a minute now, but it ain't stopped me yet.

Traveller in Times replying (mostly) to the last posting
"Unlike conversation trees, we have one long uniform list, you can not see branches easy. Most new researchers start reading the conversation and reply when they reach the end of the page thinking this is the end of the conversation.

Clicking on the reply at the end of the first page results in a 'post 21'. Older conversations can stretch for many pages. Most contributors will see a new posting that is 'a little' out of sync with the current conversation.

There are these nice chickenfeet next to each posting (brunel) that let you jump to the posting this one is a reply to. Your reply on the Time Travel thread was to post 33. ( misread things a little last night) "

Thanks for letting me know, I was wondering what that thing that looked suspiciously like a top viewed DNA helix was. In the Time travel forum, I wasn't responding to anyone in particular, just saying that everybody contradicted everything that everybody else said. While I know that time travel is possible, the sheer weight of text, dizzying figures, and, I guess, reading it in the wrong order, just made me go cross-eyed for a little while. Post 33 was just where I stopped because my eyes refused to go on transmitting that kind of wild concept to my brain.

Hi Kosaxmonk, Have you tried out any of the other conversation places in h2g2 yet?

No, not really. But I'm new here, and I don't spend that much time online. I'm working to correct this situation, though, so you'll probably see more cross-eyed badger spit with my name attached to it.

Hi again, I just stumbled across this new help page ( h2g2's the sort of place where you fall over things whilst looking for something else) Its a new help page for new members,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A28749630

Thanks lanzababy - I think that's a great page too.

Tufty has allowed me to add it to my future welcomes

Yeah, Tufty seems one of the really great people on this site.

Cool cool, I'll definitely check it out. Thnx a lot man.