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

... and welcome to h2g2.

I'm one of the <./>ACEs</.> (Assistant Community Editors). We are a team of volunteers who try to help new researchers for the guide find their way around. You can click on the link I made with that acronym in order to find out more. To find out more about anyone, click on the link made by their nickname (eg at the top of any conversation postings) to go to their personal space. Lurking is quite acceptable on h2g2.

One thing h2g2 has a lot of, as well as researchers, is these <./>Smileys</.>. You can use them in your personal space and other articles, conversations and journal entries. You just type the shortcut text and they appear as if by magic on preview or posting. For example: < moon > without the spaces becomes - it's the wrong type of satellite of course.

As a computer professional, if you are already familiar with HTML or like a challenge, you might try some Guide-ML (see <./>DontPanic-GuideML</.&gt to really change the format of your page. For example, the <./>GuideML-PictureLibrary</.> may have just the picture you need to personalise your space. I recommend this "blob" <./>B265497white</.>. NB the "white" bit is not needed within page text. Don't forget to change the style option from the plain text default to Guide-ML when you edit your page this way though.

I don't know your interests outside work but here are a few more links you might like to try. A660340 is a list of "Clubs and Societies" on h2g2. A604937 is Programmers Corner, A882281 has the Geek Code and A863516 has an equivalent H2G2 Researcher Code. On the less real side there's A368093, the h2g2 Space-Farer's Cantina. <./>Askh2g2</.> and <./>MiscChat</.> are good places to start or join a random conversation. You could try the infinite improbability drive on the "Front Page" if you don't know where you want to go or <./>search</.> if you do. See the guide entries too important to be merely a number at <./>NamedEntries</.>.

Above all, have fun and don't panic. If you do find yourself tempted to panic, click the "h2g2 Help" link on the left. It may help.

Now, if you'll excuse me, there are probably other things I should be doing, but I'll be back if you call for help (ie reply to this message or post on my space).