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

...Okay, that title doesn't make much sense, but the only other option I could think up was 'Hootoo Represent!' which just smacks of 90s-era trying-to-be-hip. And nobody wants that.

So, having discussed that, here's the thing I wanted to bring up:

Are any of you familiar with the website TV Tropes? It's here --> http://tvtropes.org and it's a fun way to spend much more time than you intended, since every topic has many many links and examples and you want to check all of them, and then you get links from _those_ and follow them, and then you remember you wanted to check that one thing about that film/book/TV show/whatever, and suddenly it's hours later and you haven't done a word of your thesis yet, and, errr, I said too much haven't I?
[Note: For the record, my thesis is actually doing very well, and will be finished soon. But I still get distracted a lot.]

So, great site. And yesterday, I wanted to check if h2g2 has a page there, and found out it doesn't. Nor is it mentioned in the Douglas Adams page (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DouglasAdams ). The only mention of it I could find is a few lines on a page called 'Other Sites' (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OtherSites ), and even there, it's linking to the wrong place (old BBC version) and it's factually unsatisfactory - they say: >>An early effort by fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to create a wiki-style "Earth Edition." There are articles on all topics at any point on the serious/silly spectrum. Some are informative, some are just people gushing about their hobbies, but there's always plenty to do<<. I'll drop by there later today to (a) fix the link, and (b) fix the description to say that it was in fact started by DNA himself, and perhaps to add in a bit about edited guide entries versus, well, everything else.

But it's really not enough. I feel that h2g2 should have its own page (if they have a page for eBay, I think a place like h2g2 deserves one too, no?), with links to the various tropes that are in effect in this wonderful and weird community - like 'Cargo Cult' (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CargoCult ) for the nighthoover phenomenon, perhaps, or 'Saving the Orphanage' (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SavingTheOrphanage ) for the community effort to find a new place for h2g2 after BBC let it go, or whatever it might be that the Thingites are... or other things.
Which is where you lot come in, hopefully. While I _am_ a great procrastinator, this kind of project is a bit too big for me to undertake on my own. I would love it if you could help me write the h2g2 TV Tropes page - both with coming up with the general description, and any tropes that you could find for what's going on here (or past happenings of note).

It could be a great way to let people know about the site, and I think it could just be a lot of fun in general.

What say you?

I'm on tvtropes.

That sounds like a great project, Lady P.

Maybe some Researchers could list tropes here.

I'm sure 2legs needs a mention...how about the smiley culture?

I haven't been on tvtropes since I got my internet back--a couple hours a night isn't enough to do here and there both

Hey, don't we predate that wiki thing? So technically, wiki should be h2g2-style

Also, shouldn't you advertise this on Ask?

Great idea though

Hey all, thanks for the replies!

EC, I should've known you would be on there. I only got an edit account recently, and don't use it all that much (by the time I remember I wanted to add that one thing about that one Community episode, someone usually already wrote about it...) but figured this is a good use for it. So, are you on board?

Toybox, that's a great idea, thanks! I wanted to sorta test the waters here, first, to see if it's not a completely ridiculous idea (I've been known to have those ), but having received this support, I guess Ask might be a good idea.
Also, you're right of course about 'wiki-style' being terribly misleading. I have edited that entry with some correction, and it now reads: >>A website created by Douglas Adams (with some friends), originally as a sort of "Earth Edition" of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Users create the content (but unlike That Other Wiki - which it predates, by the way - articles need to go through peer review and editing, and can't be changed on a whim), with edited entries on all topics at any point on the serious/silly spectrum, from informative to just people gushing about their hobbies, while unedited entries can be absolutely anything. It's gone a bit more quiet in recent years, but there's always plenty to do.<< What do you think? That's okay, right?

That looks like a pretty good precis to me.

Excellent idea, Lady P!

Thanks for the support, you lot. Gotten some good responses on Ask, as well.

Now let's get writing!

Ahem.

I said, let's get writing.

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