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Sergeant Mushroom

smiley - blackcat

Noticed you were new and online, so decided to talk to you, as all the others seem to be working or sleeping or something smiley - silly like thatsmiley - winkeye

Are you finding it fun? I found when *I* first joined that it was a little strange and worrying, and I felt a bit intimidated when barging into conversations. But don't worry, it grows on you. And it's very funsmiley - smiley

As you can see, you can use smiley - smileys in conversations. A full list of them can be found just by clicking on one, *or* just hover your mouse over one to get its code, then stick it in some <>'s (eg, smiley - blackcat is written as < blackcat > -just without the gaps).

Sorry if I've frightened you off or somethingsmiley - winkeye


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Anticlockwise

Hello Sergeant,

I am a little confused smiley - headhurts about making an entry. I do not see any difference between an entry and an edited entry. Both appear in the guide, or am I missing something?


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Post 3

Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly

an Edited entry is just a regular entry that's gone through PR(click the green banner ad thing at the top of the pagesmiley - smiley), been picked by a Scout (that's us http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/scouts ), and gone through the editing system. if your entry gets edited, you don't get to change the edited version, but you still can change the original. am i making sense?smiley - smiley


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Post 4

Anticlockwise

smiley - ok Thanks for that.

Now, smiley - grovel if I find a topic is not covered in the guide, do I make an entry or ignore it, if the subject is adequately covered in other areas of the WWW.

If I were to make an entry based on my collated material, edited and paraphrased version of the information available on the WWW where is the boundary between skilled research and plagiarism. smiley - erm


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Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly

1) if the topic's not already covered in the guide, feel free to make an entry. or even if it *is* covered but you want to add more to the subject, make an entry.smiley - smiley but those aren't as likely to get into the Guide.
2) it doesn't matter whether it's covered somewhere else on the Web.
3) i *think* (but i'm *not* sure, you should probably check with one of the Italics or someone) that if you edit and paraphrase, it's not plagerism, that plagarism is only if you copy someone else's words and give them as your own. to be ont he safe side, i would be sure to change all the wording radically, and maybe even cite the sources in footnotes(for how to do footnotes and other stuff, click http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/GuideML-Clinic ). you might try asking about plagarism on 'ask h2g2' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A148907)


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Sergeant Mushroom

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Could of sworn I'd replied to that...oh well, you answered better than I would have done anywaysmiley - smiley


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Post 7

Metal Chicken

Hi Anticlockwise
Welcome to H2G2 and I'll look forward to reading your entries smiley - smiley
If you're still concerned about what you can quote or paraphrase from other sources, try clicking on the Contribute button where you'll find links to guidelines, hints and tips for the aspiring author, including clarification of some of the legalities.
Have you got subjects in mind already?
Have fun
MC


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Post 8

Anticlockwise

I would like to pass comment on Helium 3. I believe it is the energy source of the future. Yet the British Government makes no mention of it in their latest energy plan. Nor is the subject being covered in secondary schools with a view to stimulate pupils to enter this field.

My concern or dilemma is, whether this is the correct forum to air my opinion on this subject, given the international nature of the site and the views I hold from a purely British prospective. I do not wish to offend our friends across the pond, yet it would nice to stimulate change in Government policy supported by public opinion.


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Post 9

Metal Chicken

Sounds like interesting subject matter. There's lots of interesting, well-informed, articulate people around here from many different countries so you might be able to strike up a debate and gather non-British viewpoints into the bargain. If you want to test out reactions, try posting a question in askH2G2. OK you won't change government policy or wider public opinion from here but an H2G2 article sounds like an excellent idea to me. I'd say try it out and see what happens.


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