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

Not to long ago, I was thinking about what I call The Clan. You know, that band of high-profile, respected and cool researchers/sub-editors. They hang round each other, linking up their homepages, having exclusive conversations and working all sorts of techno-jiggery. I thought of it as a sort of 'h2g2 skiddiness'(not that any of them are skids-they are far too cool and mature).

Then I remembered the homepages that I'd seen belonging to some normal researchers. Neglected for months, with only a guide entry and a few forum posts alongside it. Naturally, I was horrified.

So now I've decided I want to tag along with The Clan for a bit. Unbelievably skid-like behaviour, you could say. Well, I'm going to do it anyway. Plenty of eye-candy awaits me!
Meanwhile, I'm going to do something about these dead homepages. Inject a bit of life into them, start a new conversation or two, send a few colonies of smilies. Maybe The Necromancer Of Lost Threads would be interested?