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

If you regard Geodies as dangerouse away from me if you value your life


Welcome to H2G2. My name is Psycho monkey dragged through a vortex backwards, but like every one else you can just call me CK (its easier to type!).
Im your ACE (assisstant community editor) and its my job to officially introduce you to H2G2 and answer any of your questions. To send me a "post" back look at the bottom of this message and click the reply button. The button on the right hand side is the "yikes button" this, if clicked, sends a message to the moderation team. You should only press this button if the posting breaches the house rules which can be found at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/HouseRules


I've prepared some links for you to get you started on H2G2, just click them to take you to that page. First of all a message to Newcomers from the people who run this place: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/Welcome-Newcomers ,it tells you most things you need to know about H2G2 and what its all about.

Second link is the GuideMl clinc, a place which teaches researchers how to use GuideML, H2G2's own own markup laguage which is similar and based on HTML but you'll learn more about that here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A187229

For information on smileys vist: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/Smiley this is the section of H2G2 which explains about smileys and how to make them appear. Once you know how, its hard to stop the little guys/girls appearing all over the place in your messages

Heres a link to "THE" link page which tells you all about the different groups here on h2g2, you may want to join a few: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A616718

Lastly heres a link to my space which will be updated and as stated at the bottom is constantly under development. It explains who i am a little bit more and generally tells you my intrests and stuff http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U182647


That was an awfull lot of information for you to take in so please if you have any questions hit that reply button (hopefully it won't hit you!)

Have fun on H2G2, it becomes very ingrossing


CK

thanks, these links will be most helpfull, and as for Geordies, my mothers side have been Geordies for many generations.

Your speaking to a Geordie (who now lives outside Newcastle)

hope you have fun on the site, tell me if you have ANY problems, howeversmall or large.


CK

i have a question, when writing in guide ML how do i know which section of the guide my entry will appear?

If i understand your question correctly this is my answer:

To write a guide entry click the button at the very bottom of your space on the right (if your using the goo skin, to change "skins" click the prefrences tab and change from the automatic "Albastor" to "classic goo") you will be presented with a screen into which you code EITHER GuideML or plain text by chosing at the bottom and clicking change style. I take it you've looked at the GuideML clinc, which i gave you a link to in the welcome i believe. When you click "create entry" (when your finished) or "update entry"(when your modifying) the entry only appears at the bottom of your page. This means it is avalible for people to view. However if you think your entry is good enough you can submit it to peer review (found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/PeerReview). Also there is a writing workshop if you need help with your writing.

If it is approved by them it will be put to a sub-editor who will edit the entry. It will then be put into "The Guide" (the edited guide) which is widley read by other researchers. The best edited Guide entrys of the day are listed on the home page of h2g2 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/). I hope this helped, if it didnt please tell me and ill put it a differnet way or expand upon this.



CK

hay phyco, i hant been on for 3 months but im back from my tour of duty in afghanistan and i'm alive!

afganistan? Have a and please tell me all about it...


CK

nope only kidding,
it just seamed interesting

heh, welcome back to h2g2, its still functioning

How are you?


CK

i am fine but still have yet to write an article
i realy dont know what to write about.
any thoughts?

Anything close to home, any knowledge about a particular subject, any hobbies you have. But remeber to search the guide first (use the search h2g2 box) to check that it hasnt already been written about, if it has check if the entry is "edited" or not or if it is "in peer review" if it is either of those things you'll have to find a differnet subject to write about. My first edited enrty is this:

A789942

And i have two more up my sleve, Duke of edinburgh award and Alnwick

tell me when you have thought of something to write about please



CK

i did think about writing about my total lack of talents and my general mediocraty, but that would be boring. it is realy bizzar. i went back to sixth form and i am the only person who cant play the guitar, is good at basket ball etc.