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

Oh come on, I feel cheated now! Go on, gimme the spiel!

Oh, alright then...

Hello and welcome to h2g2!

My name is Mr. Dreadful (don't worry, I'm nice really) and I am one of the Assistant Community Editors, or <./>ACEs</.> for short... we're here to welcome new Researchers, answer any questions they may have, make a nice hot cup of and generally make sure you're okay.

If can see a load of dolphins on your pages, you are using a newer version of the site which we call Barlesque (or, colloquially, Barleyskew). While it's very nice to look at, unfortunately there are still a few bugs here and there so I would recommend you visit the older version of the site by going to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2. It's a bit faster and has fewer errors (although there is the Unknown Error, which is a mystery)

If can see a load of green and black boxes, you're already on a version of the site that works. You can also choose different skins by clicking on Preferences off to the left. You can also add a suffix to your name, a feature no other BBC iD site has.

So... I guess you're here because you read an Approved Entry and enjoyed it. That's how most Reserachers (myself included) started out here. You might have decided to comment on an Entry, or even write one yourself... both are great, and there are also places like <./>AskH2G2</.> and <./>MiscChat</.> where you can talk to other Researchers about Life, The Universer and Everything! A quick overview of the ways you can contribute to the site can also be found here: A83344313. As you'll see there are a lot of things to do around h2g2!

It is also worth your while to have a quick look at the <./>HouseRules</.> for general conduct stuff and, if you want to write an Entry for submission to the Edited Guide check out the Writing-Guidelines

While you're here, why not tell us a bit about yourself? Click on 'My Space' to get you back to your Personal Space, then click 'Edit This Entry' and put a few things down.

Finally, you have joined h2g2 at a really exciting time! After a decade of being under the ownership of the BBC, h2g2 is moving on to pastures new! Details can be found at A85803771, and add U14914070 to your Friends list to keep up to date on new developments.

All the best,
Mr. Dreadful

Awww, that's better! (I needed those links too. Things like that are still a nightmare to find around here unless you know someone who knows someone ).

it's good to be back!