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... and welcome to h2g2. smiley - smiley

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. smiley - bigeyes

If you don't want to remain as a number, "Researcher 224581", then click on the "Preferences" link on the left hand side of the page to set your own nickname. Paul would do but you might want something a bit longer in case you get mixed up with other people using the same name. You can also change the way you view the site - called skins. The default skin is Brunel but many people still prefer the original classic goo. There is even a "secret" plain skin accessible only via this link: <./>/dna/h2g2/plain/UserDetails</.>. It was created specially for digibox users whose boxes ran out of memory and crashed when displaying too many graphics. However, it is quite stylish in its own right.

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: < tit > without the spaces becomes smiley - tit - it's rather cute and your name made me think of the 2 little dicky birds song.

Here are a few more links you might like to try. A660340 is a list of "Clubs and Societies" on h2g2. <./>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</.>. smiley - biggrin

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. smiley - online2long

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). smiley - run


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