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

Welcome to H2G2

I'm an ACE (Assistant Community Editor) one of a group of people who welcome new researchers.
This is the ACEs Homepage http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/ACES It will tell you all about us and what we do here on H2G2.

To help you get started, just click on this http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A616772
and it will take you to my Page of Links, where there are lots of links to interesting and fun places within the guide.

If you want to know how to do the smileys, just click on this one...... And it will take you to the smiley page, where you can find out all about them!

If you have any questions, or just want to chat, click the reply button under this message. Or pop by my homepage..just click on my name.

In short, wander around a bit, read the entries and conversations, and if you get stuck, don't hesitate to ask for help!
Hope you enjoy the guide as much as we do

Mistdancer

Here, here. This place can seem a little overwhelming at first but there are plenty of friendly people all ready to help so don't be afraid to ask

'specially when evryone in the universe turns uop to say hi!

i think the smilies take some getting used to... i think im gonna have to write them all down coz im never gonna be able to remember them all...lol...

I can't remember them all, there are so many fantastically ones to remember. You'll pick up loads as you go along though. First one to remember < laugh > (without the spaces) for or LOL

these are good ones to use, i find

how do u get 2 chat 2 people u know have got a page but the havent spoke 2 u b4... coz my uncle is the mystery man and i cant seem 2 get 2 his page...xxx

if you know hus user number (U...number) then you can type the URL directly like this www.h2g2.com/U...number

otherwise, click on advanced search next to the search box at the top of the page and from there, if you scroll down, you can find people by user name...

Redfish, you've time warped back to pre-rupert The address to type is now http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U.....

Ah, the good old days when the URL was far shorter and easier to type

I cant do that coz im not on a computer.. im on telewest..

I'm afraid I don't know much about telewest. Have you tried using the advanced search function by clicking on 'advanced search' at the top of the page? When you get to the advanced search page, put your Uncle's user name in the 'find a friend' box and that should work

Hi Spriksprok

I did a search for your uncle, and I think if you click on this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U182936

This might be the place! He is THEmysteryMAN, right?!

deackie... interesting fact: the old style-addresses still work
and they're a lot easier to remember

mistdancer.. yeah... i can get there now.. had a little play earlier... but theres still one thing thats bothering me.. when my uncle typed in my name it came up with my id number and a score.. but when i typed in his it went to find a friend... how come??

Redfish , they just link to the bbc site. Didn't they just used to go to a page that said they were no longer at that URL or am I getting mixed up with the way things were during the change over? I get so confused, my memory drifts

yeah it just a link but its that it still works (ish)