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

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The site has recently moved servers, so things may not run smoothly at first. Don't let that put you off, though.
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Bel

Hello Bel, apparently, I can log in now (at last!) Hope to find all my old conversations in the near future. Thanks for the welcome.
Lapislazuli

Did you change your screen name or was I half asleep when I posted this welcome? email the gurus at [email protected] to help you get your old account back.

Hello Bel,

yes, I PANICKED (mortal sin on this site I know!)so I've managed to sign in, but with a new password as my attempts to tranfer my old account didn't work a couple of days ago. I'll try to get my old account back,however, at the moment I'm just glad to have made it here! I'll keep at it and I'm sure everything will be OK eventually.
All the best,
Lapislazuli

with it. You may want to wait for a while, what with the BBC having sent the email to 70,000 users today, the gurus are currently working overtime.

You know Bel? I'm just happy to get my old Beeb name back and as for all the stuff on my old account? At the moment I just feel like the old song:

Pick yourself up,
Brush yourself off
And start all over again!

Lapislazuli

That's cool. The account won't be lost anyway, it will always be readable.

Hello Bel. 2 days seems an eternity now! Everything seems to be working fine now thanks to your (and I'm sure a lot of clever helpful backroom folk too)help.
I'm sure you're all still busy with returnees. I wonder how many weeks/months until everything gets back to some kind of normality.
Thanks, thanks, thanks a million for all your efforts. It's an example of what makes h2g2 the great institution it is!
Love and mercy to all.
Lapis

Awww, thank you.

I'm sure it's going to take a while until we've all setteled in, but it's well worth it.