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

Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the wonderful site of H2G2 (otherwise known as hootoo - you will see this word a lot). This is not an automated message, I am an <./>ACE</.>, and I'm here to help you settle into your new home

H2G2 is a living, breathing guide to Life, the Universe and Everything, and it's something YOU can take part in. You can write entries on all manner of subjects, and if it's something you think would look good in our Edited Guide (where all the best research goes), you can submit it to Peer Review. Take a look at the <./>writing-guidelines</.> for more information on that.

I've created a little list of links, just for you, so click here <./>A4992357</.> and have a look at them (actually the links are my daughter's...but hey!! Hootoo is one big family )

If you click on each link, they will take you to parts of hootoo no sane person should ever go alone on this site.....

......but as it seems no one here is sane, it doesn't matter does it!

Have a look around, pop into my personal space and read some conversations that I have on the go at the moment and you will see how things work. Don't be frightened to jump in on conversations, hootooers don't bite (well, some of them do, but I'll steer you well clear of those), just be aware of the thread you are reading and whether or not it is a private conversation between two people. However, if you wish to chat with one of them, click on the name tag and leave a message in their Personal Space.

Remember, if you get lost, shout for help and hopefully I'll be around to give you a helping hand. In case I'm not around, just leave a message here <./>ACE</.> and someone will be with you just as soon as they can. Failing that, just click on MY SPACE on the left hand side of your screen and you'll get back to your personal space.

Remember, I'm here to help.



lil xxx

Hi. Whats an ACE??

An <./>ACE</.> is an Assistant Community Editor. I am a volunteer helping to greet new members into h2g2 and, hopefully, helping them find their way about the site


lil xx

Ah, I get it - I could of just clicked on the link! This place is huge and confusing - I nearly got lost yesterday just trying to put something on my "personal space"

Thank you for the welcome.

Flippin' 'eck!!!


It took me 6 months or more before I could put anything in my PS on my own

My daughter had to show me how to do it


Well done!


lil xx




btw.. don't worry about getting lost in here, just look to the left and click on 'My Space' it will take you home everytime..

Ah, well it had enough in common with plain old HTML for me to work out some - then read all the questions everyone else had posted

I keep clicking on things that take me into random corners, that I'm really not too sure how and what it relates to! (That made some sense to me...) I'm just not too sure how it all ties together!

Though with it can't be all bad....

I used to do that and find myself in someones Journal, or another conversation. It used to make be feel like I was being nosy..

Oh no, I didn't even think of that! I just assumed that people put things on here because they wanted them read! Now I'm going to have to be more careful where I read!

All threads are open for everyone to read

We just have this illusion of privacy, and most respect the netiquette by just ing, but never posting in one to one conversations.

Everyone is welcome to join a Journal, as long as they are polite

If you join a Community thread, read the first posting, and if there are lots of pages, skip to the last couple of pages and read those, as you will find Topic Drift is likely to have taken place

Bedtime for me, Summer

Enjoy Hootoo


If you have any problems, just leave a message here and I will get back to you .. Goodnight


lil xx

Oh, okay, so I'll just be very, very careful where I post For now I'm sticking to where people are actually inviting commments

Thats good advice! Thank you.

It's quite easy to upset people on here