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

Shouldn't subscribers be notified when they are autmatically subscribed to sites like this.
F99998?thread=215068&post=2471037#p2471037
The search box searches the whole content of h2g2 not only Parent to Parent for childrens music as is implied.
Just try the word 'swearing' in the search box.
I assume that the DNAhub will ultimately become the reference point for all such DNA Web Sites. At the moment they all seem to be under the jurisdiction of h2g2. Perhaps it is they who should provide a list of all such sites.
I believe that this particular site has its origin in http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/

Isn't there already a conversation about this at the hub feedback page? Try to keep conversations in one place.

Tango

You know darn well there is Tango at F94020?thread=229649
Has as been stated on that thread however h2g2 is a specific site.
Why do you assume that researchers will 'stumble' across it on DNAhub ?
I quote you from your post 42 (ironic ) of that thread
"Maybe we should bring this up at askh2g2, see what the general concensus is."
If you read post 43 of that same thread you will know why I posted the same thread here.

There is much more chance of people stumbling across it in the hub feedback than on my personal space, which isn't site specific anyway.

Tango

Without question your personal space is site specific. It was designed and created for your use in h2g2. Was the DNAhub even in exitence when you first created it ?

Tango
On another thread you say
The tone of this implies that you want to say goodbye to h2g2. You must realise that all my rantings with regard to h2g2 are aimed at its survival and to prevent it from being fragmented.
Ancient Brit

h2 != h2g2.

confusingly h2 is the name of the message boards software as well as being a prefix of h2g2.

spelugx

One problem I preceive with h2g2 at the moment is that since it's the part of the BBCi with the most liberal policy about what's allowed here (basically anything, that's no 'on-topic' requirement, because that would be far too restrictive on the edited guide), and so people get sent here who only end up using it for chatting. There's even a link from the message boards to here, encouraging h2g2's use for longer posts.

Hopefully a better messageboards system will mean better use of messageboards and h2g2.

spelugx

Thanks spelugx
I wrongly took h2 to be h2g2, I couldn't believe that Tango wanted to see the end of h2g2. It's a pity that the chat room sort of conversations tend to spill over into the more serious discussion type conversations and often cause confusion.

I think BBCi just like to confuse us all. It certainly works. I thought as a typed it that it might be confusing, i should have acted on that thought and made it clearer. Sorry.

Tango

Hmmm... it seems i never responded to your last post, about site specific personal spaces...

PSs are *not* site specific. They can be viewed on any site, in any skin. The introduction however is attached to the site it was first made on, which determines the skin conversations off it are shown in, nothing more. Some sites do use this info to say what site a user is from, which i think is stupid, as you can very easily be active on more than one site.

Tango

Tango
I see your PS as being site specific because of its content not because of its operation.
Ancient Brit

Of course the contents of my PS is site specific, but it is specific to whatever site you happen to be on. I use the SITEFILTER tag.

Tango

Of course the contents of my PS is site specific, but it is specific to whatever site you happen to be on. I use the SITEFILTER tag.

Tango

Tango
Since you are always so pedantic in the points that you make can I refer you to post 4 where you say and suggest that you should have said, .

The term "site-specific" refers to pages that can only be viewed on one site. PSs are not site-specific, because if they were, there would be no such term, because PSs are the only non-site-specific pages there are (IIRC). You'll just have to start accepting the terminology people use around here, words only mean what the people who coined them mean them to mean.

Tango

< You'll just have to start accepting the terminology people use around here, words only mean what the people who coined them mean them to mean. >
Tango you must stop looking at things from your personal and technically biassed viewpoint. You are in a minority in the h2g2 community both from an age and overall experience standpoint. I say again I have nothing but admiration for your technical skill but please come out from inside the technical shell that you are creating for yourself, otherwise you will end up with more enemies than friends.
Ancient Brit

I don't normally admit publicly when there is a large gap in my knowledge, but i really have *no* idea what you are talking about...

As for experience, i have over 4 years experience on this site, which is significantly more than you. If you are refering to any other kind of experience then you are even more stupid than you appear. When discussing the terminology used on *this site*, experience of *this site* is all that matters.

As for age, i will remind you of the comments made by multiple people (I'm not going to go and find them, because that would involve searching through threads i'd rather not re-read), that the only way anyone knows my age is because i do not keep it secret. There is no difference in the way I act on this site to the way people much older than me act.

As for "technically biased", what do you mean? You say later that you admire my technical ability, so either you have misplaced admirations, or, as i've already commented, you must be more stupid than i previously thought.

As for being in the minority, i think you will find you are wrong. If i asked people to comment on this thread, you would find that i have much more backing than you, who are undoubted the worst type of internet user, the newbie who thinks he knows better than people who have a lot more experience than him (and yes, that does include me).

I am aware that you were refering to age and experience when you said "minority", but as i have already explained, your views are completely wrong.

The way this site (by which i mean the whole of DNA, so i'm using "site" in the general internet usage, not the specific DNA one) works is fine, the software has no major design flaws, only minor (and some major, but i'm not explaining them to you) bugs. The users of the site (including staff) may leave a lot to be desired, but the site itself is fine.

Now, i have an exam tomorrow, so i'm going to bed. Therefore i bid you goodnight, and hope you think over what i have said.

Tango

Hello again Ancient Brit.

This conversation seems to have been going on for about as long as I've been on h2g2, albeit rather slowly. h2g2 has a very diverse population. The other DNA sites are probably more specific. The message boards are different again (I migrated from there). I'm probably one of the more ancient people round here despite being relatively newly arrived (compare my U-number with Tango's) but I'm also a technical type.

I'm not sure why you are giving Tango a hard time though. I think he's been fairly accurate in his statements (without going through them all again). One of the biggest problems on a site like this with a wide demographic is that not all the participants use the same buzzwords or have the same personal context/experience. Unlike in real life where you may seldom meet those who are not your peers, on h2g2 you could bump into anyone anywhere and not be able to tell immediately. It really does help to learn the terminology being used in a particular conversation as the chances are that most of the people in it will be trying to do so. The idea is that it helps to avoid misunderstandings if people speak the same language. Unfortunately I have met some exceptions to that.

Dear boy
That is pretty much the reply I expected from you. I just knew you could not back off.
You should read before posting to avoid making such sweeping statements as this:-
"The way this site (by which i mean the whole of DNA, so i'm using "site" in the general internet usage, not the specific DNA one) works is fine, the software has no major design flaws, only minor (and some major, but i'm not explaining them to you) bugs. The users of the site (including staff) may leave a lot to be desired, but the site itself is fine."
You may consider that you know it all with regard to Hub technology but you lag way behind in general behaviour. Take your head out of the operating manuals and read the entry where this came from:-
"Try to communicate in a way that overcomes barriers. One of the best ways to do this is to try to put yourself in the position of those with whom you are communicating. Empathy is a huge part of successful communication; try to see things from the other person's point of view."
The quote comes from one of your peers who you say (without qualification) leave a lot to be desired.
It is pointless to pursue this thread so I shall unsubscribe because as you know here is another thread with the same name. Thankfully I can completely ignore any help or advice you offer because your knowledge is by no means unique or exemplory and there are many others on the site with far better manners than you, despite your accusation that they leave a lot to be desired, whatever that lot may be.
I hope for your sake that you get good exam results because I suspect that you will not come over too well at interview.