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alexpgpLike a lot of people around the world, I laughed my head off reading Douglas Adams' books. I was saddened to hear of his death, and also prompted to reacquaint myself with and learn more about the whole "Hitchhiker" phenom on the Web.
That led me to the h2g2 site, which seems to combine journaling, threaded messaging, and the posting of "articles" that become part of a "real" Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that is now maintained by - I kid you not - the BBC (as in: British Broadcasting Corporation).
Articles are posted on both an informal and formal basis, with the latter subject to an editing and review cycle (check out this article, about Paris, and not the one in Texas!). Everything on the site is subject to review by moderators to prevent the violation of the house rules (basically "don't cuss, don't defame, and don't post copyrighted material"). Also, while everything you post belongs to you, the BBC apparently reserves some rights to your content.
At first glace, the place looks a little deserted, with most of the articles I've looked at so far having been posted in 2000. A number of people have not been back to the site since it was acquired by the BBC. There are also a number of people like me who have discovered the site in the past few days.
I've staked out my own piece of the Guide, in case anyone wants to visit.
Cheers...
That led me to the h2g2 site, which seems to combine journaling, threaded messaging, and the posting of "articles" that become part of a "real" Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that is now maintained by - I kid you not - the BBC (as in: British Broadcasting Corporation).
Articles are posted on both an informal and formal basis, with the latter subject to an editing and review cycle (check out this article, about Paris, and not the one in Texas!). Everything on the site is subject to review by moderators to prevent the violation of the house rules (basically "don't cuss, don't defame, and don't post copyrighted material"). Also, while everything you post belongs to you, the BBC apparently reserves some rights to your content.
At first glace, the place looks a little deserted, with most of the articles I've looked at so far having been posted in 2000. A number of people have not been back to the site since it was acquired by the BBC. There are also a number of people like me who have discovered the site in the past few days.
I've staked out my own piece of the Guide, in case anyone wants to visit.
Cheers...
