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

Hi there, and welcome to h2g2!
I am Galen, and I'm an ACE (Assistant Community Editor). This means that I'm here to help. If there's something you're puzzled about , don't hesitate to ask me or one of my fellow ACEs.

Just before we start, you might want to change your nickname. Numbers are a little impersonal, and very hard to remember, so I would suggest changing it to something short and snappy, whatever your favourite superhero's name is, or whatever you like! Click on the "Preferences" button, delete your current nickname, enter your new choice, and press update. It should only take a few seconds.

And so we come to the links. These are to help you find your feet, and jump start you into the community .

The smileys: These are the cute little yellow things that are liberally dotted around the screen . These can all be found at <./>Smiley</.> or by clicking on whichever smiley you want to learn how to do.

The H2G2 Post have made a nice little links page for those of us that don't carry them around in our heads . You can find it at A616718 .

For a longer welcome, go to the welcome that the nice people (usually called the Italics, as their names appear in italics in the who's <./>online</.> menu) who keep the site running have written at <./>Welcome-Newcomers</.>
it's got a lot of the basic background and how-tos that you will need - a good place to start

Then you can take the H2G2 Tour at A317459 to see how it all works.

If some of the H2G2 terms leave you a little confused, there is a great page about it at A632431.

Oh, and also: Don't Panic. If you do, then go to <./>DontPanic</.> for all your FAQ needs.

Hope to see you around, bye for now, and if you need anything, ask.
Roadkill.