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

My own 'pet project': http://www.colearners.com/ is just starting up its fourth session, and I feel quite nervous... will it work this time?

I can imagine that the same thoughts have been through the minds of the creators of h2g2... 'will it work'.
DA created a universe (nay a miriad of universes) in which it *did* work.. for some people who were 'higher up the evolutionary ladder than a concussed bee'... but will it work for us here on earth?

Perhaps a good way to approach this question is to give all the answers we can and then tackle them with direct action ?

I propose to present to this journal a-reason-a-day (ARADx) for why h2g2 won't work which occurs to me as a result of my day to day experience.
Then at suitable intervals I will devise an action plan so that I can take direct action to *make* it work... because personally I believe whole-heartedly in this project.

26/09/99:
ARAD1 = People will see development of h2g2 articles etc. as a S.E.P. (Somebody Else's Problem).
I work in a medium sized firm SWEB (it used to be large.. but now it's really quite small).
Before the weekend, I sent out some rather 'piercing emails' requesting action from others who had indicated that the problems that my actions were designed to solve needed urgent attention.
I waited all of today for replies to these emails but nobody answered.
When I telephoned the recipients, it turned out that they were assuming I was going to deal with these questions ... and presumably just thought I was sending out emails as a way of passing my time !
.. so there's ARAD1

27/09/99:
ARAD2 = People will not know that h2g2 exists.
I am trying to 'launch' myself into a new career as an online trainer (I recently completed a 'Online Trainer's Certificate' course and enjoyed it so much that I am actively trying to get a 'second career' going in this area.
The problems include:
a) Helping people who run f2f training courses know that online courses could save them overheads
b) Helping people who run online training courses to choose me as one of their trainers
c) Helping people who are interested in taking a training course to see the benefits of this medium
d) Helping people who are interested in taking an online training course to find the courses that I am running
In a word 'promotion'.
The puplic are becoming increasingly deaf to advertising due to the earbashing that is now so prevalent.
To gain an audience, guide users and new researchers, h2g2 will need to keep up the advertising... although what I have seen so far seems very impressive.