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

I'll do it. I know that you aren't here and probably already know all of it, but my conscience tells me to ACE you.

Here goes...

Hello, Boots I'm your friendly local <./>ACE</.> (Which stands for assistant community editor) the welcoming commitee for h2g2 . So, <./>Welcome</.>! I'm a real person, not a machine, so I can help you and we can talk.

There are lots of things to do on h2g2. Try clicking on some of the links below to find your way around .

-If you want to join one of the many many clubs or societies here, you can find them here - A660340

- Some of the slang thrown around the forums of this site can be rather confusing, but it's all defined at A660340

- If you need an introduction, you can find it at <./>Dontpanic-tour</.> and A719840

- You can do some chatting at Miscellaneous Chat (<./>Miscchat</.&gt

- You can contribute to the guide at <./>Contribute</.>

- If you want to spice up your personal space, you can use these two pages <./>GuideML-Clinic</.> and A690518

- The best way to spice up forums is by using the <./>smiley</.> page to create smileys like and

If you have any more questions, just click 'Reply to this Posting' and I'll do my best to help you And always remember, don't panic.

Take Care
Wolf

Thanks Wolf for everything. The thoughts page is beautiful and so kind of you to organise. It means so much and helps us all.
Wots this with three badges? And the scout one too! Take care friend and will chat again soon. Ravager would want me to.
boots (hug smilie)

Hi boots. Yup, I got two new badges recently. Yay!

Hi Boots!

I read your entry, and you couldn't tell it from the AWW thread, but I was utterly moved. If you ever need anything, I'll be happy to help, I'll GuideML up your Personal Space for one if you'll let me

Hello you! I was hunting for an old thread to catch up but your space is soooooo full of conversations I didn't know which one to interrupt!
This is my first day on my own, without the mourning masses...who are just the loveliest but oh so tiring. It is OK. Not 'best day of life' OK but 'can cope and enjoy being on own' OK.
Have gardened. Have monica'd house...well truthfully am halfway through the monica-ing and not my most favourite game so thought I would take a break. Himself is in the house with me...actually he is, whoops...not only in spirit but also in box....family conference has not decided where he shall finally go. Collective warped family sense of humour gene thinks he should lurk under his immense record collection for a while! It is good to have quiet time with him and it is good to catch up with old friends too.
You are being a busy bee! I hope it is all going well. Still don't understand a word but everyone seems very excited about it all.
I would be most appreciative of help with posh personal space! Not too many smilies though...remember I can't do them!
Take care
boots

Hello you! I was hunting for an old thread to catch up but your space is soooooo full of conversations I didn't know which one to interrupt!
This is my first day on my own, without the mourning masses...who are just the loveliest but oh so tiring. It is OK. Not 'best day of life' OK but 'can cope and enjoy being on own' OK.
Have gardened. Have monica'd house...well truthfully am halfway through the monica-ing and not my most favourite game so thought I would take a break. Himself is in the house with me...actually he is, whoops...not only in spirit but also in box....family conference has not decided where he shall finally go. Collective warped family sense of humour gene thinks he should lurk under his immense record collection for a while! It is good to have quiet time with him and it is good to catch up with old friends too.
You are being a busy bee! I hope it is all going well. Still don't understand a word but everyone seems very excited about it all.
I would be most appreciative of help with posh personal space! Not too many smilies though...remember I can't do them!
Take care
boots

Copy and paste the the following text into the space for your personal space.



Having been here since January 7th 2003, no longer feel that 'Hi new member so be gentle' is relevant. (Fully understand that it is not a cool way to introduce yourself and knowing 'cool' is important accept my failure).
I started off as 'old dog' but after losing password (it would seem that many of us suffer from this affliction), decided 'useless hound' was more appropriate. With no mates to contradict, believe that old, dog and useless are all valid descriptions. Hound just sounds more impressive.
Take care
Boots. (safely back in nappies and on the four hourly feeds)

Affording the greatest respect to my betters
A girl called Ben
Pinniped
Hypatia (the beautiful soul)
Sir Bossel
Amy the Ant
Shazz
The Post Team
Oh and Jodan is the best person ever

Special thanks to Waz for making me re-write 16,000 words! Thanks Waz!

A short cut to smileys

PS - I Suspect I will never get the hang of smilies or guide whatever... so can't make this page look prettyBut Jodan did. The 'my friends' link is where I put researchers I have read and found interesting or people I have spoken to...This is not a presumption of 'friendship' but rather a navigational tool for the computer challenged.
Boots.

My doggy (or should that be dodgy?) archives

42-ism- ((21*4)/2)-21




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and change it to GuideML. I've tested it, it should all work fine and dandy. It's pretty much the same as what you have now, except it has links and everything. A bit more pretty. If you ever get the hang of smileys want to add some, just put in the tag <smiley type="smiley"/> with whatever smiley you want

I see you pasted it. It won't look pretty until you go to the circle marked GuideML at the bottom of the page and click change style

I am so pants with technology! That is sooooo coool! Thank you friend.
Off to finish the monica-ing back later.
Take care
boots

No problem, I gave myself a little plug in the process, so it was more than worth it

Oop, I made a small mistake. on the links -
Sir Bossel
Amy the Ant
Shazz
The Post Team
Jodan

There should be a U before each number. It'll work if you simply change

Sir Bossel
Amy the Ant
Shazz
The Post Team
Oh and Jodan is the best person ever

to

Sir Bossel
Amy the Ant
Shazz
The Post Team
Oh and Jodan who is quite cheeky but pretty cool too

I can cook a meal faster than I can make technology work...and I don't do cooking!
Thank you for your lovely help...am definitely off to monica!
take care
boots

Well it's working and waz needs a U in front of the number as well



Have fun!

You made it to the front page

And editor's choice no less!

"Births, marriages, deaths, illness, celebrations... the reasons for buying flowers are many, as are the emotions attached to them. But what if you need to acquire a healthy bunch at short notice? Today's colourful entry offers just a few tips on Buying Flowers..."

Thanks wolf! Having horrendous internet time at the mo. Nothing appears to be working properly. That'll teach me to move boxes from one location to another! May tap later if I can get this infernal machine to send anything!
take care
boots

I know how you feel. My computer (Which I call the mule, 'cos the speakers go up too high) freezes constantly

It's a very nice picture by the way. "A Florist's Window Display" hold your head up high today

Just thought I'd pop by for a little one to one hello. Keep waving at you on other threads but you are so busy barely have time to jump into your social calender. Hope all is well with you in RL. Hootoo is enourmously enriched by your presence and I will never forget that you are one of my very first friends in this bizarre galaxy
take care
boots

I'm a bit busy now, but I'm definitely still here But I'll never not have time for you

...That's OK then...off to sleep now.
Take care and don't lurk too long
your old mucker
boots