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

We now have a page called "Words of Wisdom - Guiding Lights" which is an index of links to poems and other words of wisdom.

Please visit it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A638174, browse, enjoy, and if there is any poem you would like us to track down, then please post a line or two from it in the requests thread on that page, and one of us will track it down and add a link to the page.

a girl called Ben

Hi Ben

Here's something for your page, hope it's okay. Is it against the House Rules to link to Real Audio files, as a breach of copyright?
I hope in this instance there could be some flexibility.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A639209

I'll try to find a Media Player link to go with it.

Peace

Kid

Well, a link is a link, so far as I can see, Kid. So I doubt there would be a problem, but I'm no expert.

The speaker-drivers on my PC don't work. Can you give me some text to describe what is there, and I will put the whole lot - text and links and all - into the page.

Thanks, Kid, very much indeed.

Kindest Regards

Ben

Sorry you can't hear it, Ben - but it's not such a rare piece of music. It was just brought to my attention at exactly the right time.

It's "Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, and was one of many links to uplifting songs that one kind soul had posted on the uksurvivors group on yahoo a few days ago, at a time of much frustration and despair, and when I and many others on that group needed something like that to come out of nowhere. I laughed when I heard it first, thinking of the Guide, and the interconnectedness of it all, but it never fails to move me every time I hear it. There are others I could add, but I'm not sure they'd be so appropriate.

What drivers are you looking for? I might be able to help there. If you want to email me I'll see what I can do.



Kid

I've put in both links now, thanks Kit, plus a link to the words.

I had forgotton just how simple and life-affirming it is. And I could hear him sing it as I read the lyrics!

Take care

B

Thanks Ben, you've worked really well here. The page looks excellent!

x x Fenny (also falling asleep at keyboard!)

Whoa! "Words of Wisdom, Guiding Lights" has been moderated! Does anyone know what's happened?

x x Fenny (startled & still seeking ZI, now more than ever)

Hi

It broke the rules:



A number of the links lead to pages where lyrics and poems are published in
breach of the owners' copyright. We can only link to sites that are legally
publishing material.

The page also links to sites that are offering illegal downloads of MP3's.
Again, we cannot link to sites that are offering illegal downloads.

It may be possible for you to link to official sites that reproduce song
lyrics, poems and downloads; there are many official sites on the 'net.



I was thinking of splitting it into three pages - quotes, songs and other links, and may well do so. Whatever, I will do a quick slash and burn today, and spend time finding copyright approved links for the quotes.

agcB