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

>>... but I was not aware of the militant process these entries were subjected to and I apologoze if I have offended anyone in this particular post."

I would very much appreciate if you could explain this impression!
I'm sure nobody tried to launch an attack! Months ago people were starving on the Peer Review, for *lack* of feedback (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A487253 , Feedback on PR).

These days it seems that researchers are shocked when comments pour down on them , and I guess you felt yourself standing alone *against* (not along with) an allied force of Aces, Gurus, Scouts & whatnot). Sure, the comment from whoami wasn't all too polite. But apart from the paid h2g2 staff (the ones with their names in italics, or the Italics in short), *all* people around here (including ACEs, Gurus, SubEds and Scouts) are researchers and volunteers, and *learning*.

I'd love to learn more!

Bossel, Keeper of Rubber Duckies

As far as my imression of the Peer Review Process I was struck by how much an article is pulled apart by sheer diction and punctuation choice rather than content. . .that seems counter productive. . .I made the post becasue I wanted the advice of my fellow "Peers," I singled no one out for this blasting of my article. . that wasn't my intention and if someone felt personally blamed I feel for them...though I don't feel sorry for them because then that means they knewe their reply was out of line. . .Some people openly admitted not reading my article and did not plan on it becasue it is first person. . .and others called it something like a disrespectful attempt to slide humor by. . though if the article was read you would see that the subject is somber not humor. . .Like I said I sought only for a review from my fellow researchers, so I can edit this in a more proficinet manner. . I am an infantry officer who only knows what to do in an attack.. .perhaps someone else has a more scientifc knowledge of this and that is why I offered it up to a more read board than the ones I have posted before. . .And input was well recieved, but some people flat out refused to honor this post because of the manner in which it was wrote...tha is what I meant. . .

Well, as I said in the thread over at PR: considering the background of yours, you are the right guy to write this entry (or update, or whatever. Guide entries are written for the layman to understand, and a chemics professor would start writing in formulas.

Another point occurs to me: somehow you seem to accept the other posters as authorities over you. Untrue They are just these guys, you know, good ones and less good ones. There are no superiors around here , perhaps except for the more powerful Italics.

Keep up the good work

Bossel, a Sauerkraut

Thank you for your confidence in my abilities. I appreciate that and I look forward to collaberating with you at a later date. . .

Aaron.. .a newly appointed ACE

Congratulations!

And here's the

Yeah it is great isn't it. . I finally get to be a person with some clout on this site.

Mind you, the clout comes at a price...

you're also taking responsability for the well-being of other researchers around here. But who am I telling this

It is a responsibility well recieved.