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

Hello Rick and welcome to h2g2 I'm deackie, one of the volunteer ACEs (assistant community editors) who meet and greet new researchers and try and behave in a generally friendly and helpful way.

h2g2 can seem a little overwhelming at first so my advice is to have a look around to get a feel of the place and join in some conversations to meet people. If you haven't already looked at it, check out the Welcome page http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/Welcome it's a good place to start. Another good way to get a feel of the community is to look at other researchers' personal spaces. If you click on the 'Who's Online' button you can click on any of the researchers' names and visit their space.

Smileys are a way to brighten up postings and guide entries. The smiley list can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/Smiley or you can click on any smiley and it will take you to the code

If you'd like to free yourself of a numerical identity and give yourself an interesting, witty, inventive, or even a sensible name then if you click on 'Preferences' at the top of the page you can change your personal details. Most people find that their names seem to grow in length weekly, it's a yet to be investigated phenomenom (I won't sing 'that' song )

If you need any help feel free to ask. You can either reply to this posting by clicking on the reply button below or visit my personal space by clicking on my name at the top of this posting. I'm usually around either drinking and eating or quaffing

deackie