Posted: 10^th March 2005

Here are the notices!

There is so much to get through this week that I will only mention, in passing, that the snow has disappeared here - at least for the moment.

First I would like to draw your attention to the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture taking place in London tonight! If you attend, you will be able to bid for:

• 2 VIP tickets to the world premier of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, to be held in London's West End. Includes tickets to the screening of the film and the after show party, which will be attended by the cast and crew.
• Signed copies of the Quintessential Phase Mostly Harmless Episode 1 radio scripts, signed by the cast.
• Signed memorabilia from the movie, including Tshirts, a Marvin badge and towels.
• A signed copy of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - signed by the film cast.

Next we turn our attention to something which was touched on in the editorial last week. With the recent publication of the Government Green Paper on the BBC now seems a good time to question the role of h2g2 in the grand scheme of things. In this edition you have the opportunity to read an excellent summation of the points raised in the report and also Part One of a four part series examining whether h2g2 fulfils the criteria. Essential reading for those who care about this site!

If you, like many members of h2g2, are concerned about the imminent closure of Get Writing, scheduled to take place on March 24th, then you may find a transcript of a recent discussion on Radio 4's Feedback programme of interest. If you feel strongly about the decisions made regarding our sister site then join the many campaigning for its reprieve over at Keep GetWriting Open.

Last week we featured an article on Gallery 42: The H2G2 Members' Art Gallery. For some reason the accompanying graphics weren't visible so we are featuring it again and you should be able to see them this time around.

Finally, if you want to attend the h2g2 Summer Meet in London then you really need to drop by the Newly Created Unofficial London Summer Meet 2005 page and vote for the date you prefer. Hurry, though, as voting closes on 21st March!

ShazzPRME

• Extracts from The Government's Green Paper on the BBC

A personal summary

• What is h2g2's Place in Internet-land?

Part One of this important discussion

• Hunter S Thompson

A Tribute to The Good Doctor of Gonzo

• The Secret Ship

Part Two: The Run Ashore

• Out of the Mouths of Babes

Pinniped and an innocent

• Gallery 42

The H2G2 Members' Art Gallery

• Mutated Haiku

'Haik-zilla' by Hoopy Frood

• The h2g2 Poem

'Hedgehog Crossing' by Kat

• The h2g2 Poem

'The Ugly Duckling' by Dr Anthea

• The h2g2 Poem

'Remember the Editor' by Khamsin

• The h2g2 Poem

'Solar Mosaic' by roying

• The h2g2 Poem

'A poem for Daily Mail Readers' by sprout

• The Great Knolly

An African Adventure Part One

• The X-Philes

Charmed: Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble 7

• Platypus Dancing

Meanwhile, back on the honesty in advertising front

• Inanimate

Parenting

• Ducktails

Confusion

• Cartoon Corner

Inscrutiating

• The CAC Continuum

The Mission Link Issue

• Running With Scissors

Rx: Run for Your Life

• Escape Pod Dreams

The Huggable Issue

• Smudger Snippets

Choices

• Not Scientific Science

Cell Phones are the Devil's Work

• Science Matters

A new weekly column from KazSorrel

• My Life as a Boozy Oaf

Redemption, a Convention

• Human Rights Watch

Worldwide reports

• Mancunian Blues

Love Music - Hate Racism

• Did I Leave the Iron On?

Doggy Doo and Yellow Snow

• Announcements

Meets, sites, events etc

• The Language Thing

Translations and Help

• Classified Ads

Advertise your club here

• The Post Page of Links

Links to all places h2g2 related