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

Here was I, cruising around the 'H' and noting who had recently joined the ranks, when your name caught my eye; I thought 'If he needs no new toys, what on earth is he doing here?!'
This has probably got to be the best 'new toy' I've come across recently!
You will, no doubt, be greeted by one of the ACE's or a Gaurdian Angel before too long, but allow me, an humble Researcher (like yourself) and Scout, to welcome you to H2G2. However you came to us, kick back, explore and enjoy!
Welcome, and may you spend many happy hours (if you're anything like me, far too many hours!)making loads of new friends and writing sackful's of interesting stuff for our delight! Oh, and Happy New Year as well, don't overdo the or the ! Have a time, speak again soon!
TheOkapi

Hello He Who Needs No New Toys!!
(Hi TheOkapi! Good job better than I can do )
AAHHHHHH!!!! You have a mobile phone!!!! *makes odd choking noise*
*stops making noise*
Sorry... instinctive reaction to finding out anyone has a mobile or WAP... please don't feel intimidated or anything, I can't help it...
I'm one of the ACEs, which basically means I've volunteered for the 'official' job of meeting and greeting newcomers to the guide - a 'welcome mat' as someone said. I think they were being sarcastic when they did say it, but it's a fair description I guess. Except that not all of us are flat and hairy...
If you feel a need to meet completely different people, then the Beach http://www.h2g2.com/A207686 is a good place to do it.
If you have any questions at all, then you can drop by my page (just click on my name) and ask, or go and ask all the ACEs at their homepage http://www.h2g2.com/Aces and they will do their utmost best to help you. Cos we're friendly people.

Hope you enjoy h2g2!

¦M¦

*floating in, in her usual vague, elf-like manner, quite unofficially*

Welcome to h2g2!

I'm one of the Guardian Angels around here, and we try to be of help to newcomers. You might find our New User's Guide useful, found here:
http://www.h2g2.com/A352667

Please do not hesitate to ask me if you have any questions!
You'll find my page here:
http://www.h2g2.com/U135628

Happy New Year!

*drifting off, in her usual v.e.l.manner*

Thanks for the hello. The toy thing - obsessing, then buying all sorts - has been plaguing me for years, hence my name.

I suppose this site is a toy, but it should be a better use of my time, cheaper and more human oriented.

See ya, maybe on the musician's guild.

Thanks for the welcome.

Why the choking noises when you hear about WAP? It seems like the beginning of something really big.

WAP is real new here on the east coast of the US - maybe it's old, boring and obnoxious out your way. I used to think that (showy) cell phone users were just "too cool" for their own good, but hey there's no going back, plus I'm a computer geek, so I gotta get with it.

See ya.

Hope you'll have a lot of fun at h2g2!

That's OK!

Yeah, that used to be the attitude here (SE Britain). Now it's the 'accepted' thing to have a mobile, and amazing but cool if you have a WAP. However, there was some recent survey in Britain and apparantly something like 52% of people have one or more mobiles. So I'm in the minority, and being the mad person I am, I want to stay that way...! My mum recently bought a mobile, and the rest of the family threatened to disown her... we didn't though. But it's kind of natural here- either you've got a mobile or you don't want one, for whatever reason.
But I hope you enjoy your time here on h2g2, it's a brilliant place. I've been hooked on ot for about 9 months now... brilliant place...

See ya around!

¦M¦

I am Bassman, one of the A.C.E.s as mentioned so eloquently by TheOkapi.

So you play - what instrument(s) I - surprisingly enough - play Bass Guitar. I'm partly responsible for the H2G2 Musician's Guild, so if you fancy checking it out - click on my name at the top of this post, and use the first drop down menu on my page to take you to the Musician's Guild.

Catchya L8R

Bassman

Happy New Year.

Yet another friendly hello...

I hope yuo enjoy yourself here at h2g2. Its just a bunch of people nattering to each other across the world... kinda neat. At the moment I am berating my lack of toys - i would really love a wap phone with Qwerty keyboard.. txt mssgng by htting the keys 3 tms is v crap.

anyway, have a nice time, a happy new year, and if you ever fancy a cup of tea and some optimism please pop into the utopia cafebar, which you should find by searching the guide or at my page.

see you around,



purplejenny