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Hello there Blue Valentine

I notice you've been visited here already by two of the fine ACEs we have around here, but neither of them have done the formal ACEing thing. So I'll just jump in and do it on their behalf

Just to warn you that your name is almost certainly going to get shortened by the folks hereabouts to BV with in a matter of hours. Its always the way, no one ever types Goshoogoshooetcetc... just like they never type GreyDesk (and if they do they type it wrong )

Oh and taking a wild guess, is the name a Tom Waits reference

Anyway, *finally* to business, here is the blasted welcome message, not that you really need it, but we've got to keep our books and ledgers up to date don't you know

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Hello and Welcome to h2g2!

My name is GreyDesk and I am one of the Assistant Community Editors (or ACES) here at h2g2.

Us ACEs are a bunch of volunteers who help new researchers like yourself settle into the site by offering help and advice. Any questions you've got, just ask me and I'll come running along to help

There are two ways of getting in touch with me. You can either hit the *reply* button at the bottom of this message, or you can go to my homepage (point and click on my name at the very top of this message) and hit the *discuss this entry* button which is located towards the bottom of that page.

To get you started on the site there are a couple of places I recommend that you visit. First off try the Welcome Page here - <./>Welcome-Newcomers</.> which has got lots of the basics and "how to do it" tips and stuff. After that why not take the "h2g2 Tour" here - A317459 to see how it all fits together.

Some of the terms we use on h2g2 can be a bit confusing (heck its confusing to me at times!) To help you out with the jargon another researcher, Dasterdly, has written this great little article for your help and entertainment - A632431

There is also a newspaper published on site called The h2g2 Post (which is always good for a read - <./>ThePost</.> ) and they've put together a page of really useful links to places on the site where people are chatting and writing - A630019.

Well I hope that lot will keep you busy. And as I said before, if you need a hand just give me a shout.

Have Fun


GreyDesk

Or just yell at him ... the rest of us do ...

...and repeat until Christmas...

Oh! I'm

Everyone, look busy! my husband is checking up on me!!!

*Looks busy*

Oh wait... it's not me that's supposed to be doing that is it

We're supposed to look busy around here?

Oh wait ... will this do?

Researchers with the Most Postings in 24 Hours

Shea the Sarcastic: ACE/Muse/Capt. Thingite Guard & honourary spork giver-outer-er/Princess of Balwyniti/NYC Meet 2/16: A666416 (141 posts, average size 88)

and I wonder how many of those posts mentioned jeff

Oh ... one or two ...

Pshaw!

Who's PShaw? Some girlie you've got your eye on, I suspect ...

one of his other wives, im sure.....

Oh good grief.