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ABOUT THIS RESEARCHER

Created: 16th May 2000 
Redbeard

Welcome to my home. The galley is in the back... it's stocked with a variety of food and beverages, including a full bar. Coffee is always freshly brewed.

The hatch is open and the steps are down, so come on in and make yourself at home!

Between now and 8 October, I won't be able to spend a lot of time here, because I'm performing in a production of The Grapes of Wrath, but I'll check messages on a regular basis.

Jean-Luc and Falstaff are my cats -- identical twins who are always on board. Both are fairly shy and usually spend a lot of time under the bed, or curled up in the warp coil (they love the warmth). You may see them peeking out of one of the windows sometimes.

Virtual Prez Race

Chief Political Operative for
Celery for Prez Campaign


Support The Celery and Dolores A. Webjello, h2g2 creations running for Virtual Prez and V.P. of h2g2. They're the only candidates who live here, and truly believe in the imaginative potential of this site. They also have a fun campaign staff!

Interesting h2g2 Activities

I've leased Hangar 15 at the h2g2 Space Centre for my ship and I'm the Document Procurer at the h2g2 Space-Farer's Cantina. If I'm not around here, you'll generally find me over at the Aroma Café, chatting with the regulars, playing scrabble with Ook and having a cup of Redbeard's Brew. I'm also a member of the Classic Goo Fan Club and H.R.A.S.C., as well as Loremaster of Continuity, serving Venerable One Asteroid Lil, Sage of Continuity.

Loremaster of Continuity

I am now working as the Roving Reporter for the h2g2 Post. Recent features include: Archives here. Contact the Roving Reporter here.

Some of my h2g2 pages

  • h2g2 Skin Ads -- Here are some graphics and code to put on your page. Visitors click on the image and view your page in the right skin -- the way you designed it!

  • h2g2 Law of Continuity -- The foundation of 'threadiquette' -- understanding the Law of Continuity is important to participating in h2g2 forums.

  • h2h2 Quick Reference Guide -- Particularly useful for newcomers, this quick page of links will help you get to a host of useful and fun pages.

  • h2g2 Researcher ID Card -- This is a simple proposal for a researcher card that we could carry around for recognition and prestige.

  • don't panic! Button -- Having stress IRL? This may help.



My Submitted Guide Entries

  • Naturism (edited)-- a detailed entry with the history of naturism, its relationship to religion and sex, how to spot a naturist, and frequently asked questions about going naked in public. (submitted version)

  • Normal, Illinois, USA (edited) -- Yes, there is a normal place to live, in the middle of the cornfields in central Illinois. Find out why it's normal, and how it's not. (submitted version)

IRL

In real life, I serve as Assistant Chair of the Theatre Department at Illinois State University as well as General Manager of the summer Illinois Shakespeare Festival in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

I am also a fine art photographer, focusing on photography of the human body through light and shadow as well as the use of the body as canvas for projections and bodypaint. My online gallery is TheLivingCanvas.com.

In addition to teaching courses in Theatre Management, I also teach some computer classes, including Photoshop, Quark, and beginning web page design. I have an online beginning HTML tutorial called Web Tricks.

Other interests:
  • The War on Drugs (Makes the Vietnam war look like a good idea. Regardless of what you think of drugs, the war is a failure, and has been extremely destructive of life and liberty)
  • Naturism (If we were meant to be nude, we'd have been born that way.)
  • The Bill of Rights (The most important document for a free society, quickly crumbling.)
  • Music (I've played the piano since I was seven, and now I plan to learn the musical saw!)
  • Playing Four-Square(it's not just for 5th graders any more)
  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy

My email address: Redbeard@aces.h2g2.com



Campaign LinksLinks for me


  • Campaign Headquarters
  • The Celery Home Page
  • Dolores A. Webjello
  • Friends of Celery/Webjello
  • Virtual Prez Page
  • Rogues Gallery
  • Scandals and Rumors
  • The Post
  • The C Project





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    RESEARCHER DATA
    Name:

    Redbeard (Thanks to all who supported The Celery!))
    Last posted: Sep 25, 2000
    Researcher Number:

    126471

    Referenced Entries:

    h2g2 Feedback
    Ask the h2g2 Community
    The Café
    H.R.A.S.C.
    H2G2 Space Centre
    Normal, Illinois, USA
    A333523
    H2G2 Researcher ID Card
    Redbeard's Brew
    A344756
    don't panic! Button
    Normal, Illinois, USA
    h2g2 Law of Continuity
    h2g2 Skin Ads
    Classic Goo Fan Club
    the h2g2 Space-Farer's Cantina
    The Virtual Prez of h2g2
    The Rogues Gallery
    Scandals and Rumour
    Naturism
    Celery for President
    The Celery
    Dolores A. Webjello
    A385698
    Roving Reporter: The Aroma Café
    Roving Reporter: Forum & Firkin
    Roving Reporter: Quick Picks
    Roving Reporter: The h2g2 Space Centre
    Roving Reporter: The Church of Weekendism
    Roving Reporter Archives
    The Roving Reporter: h2g2 Waterworks and Beach
    Roving Reporter: Quick Picks - New to h2g2

    Referenced Researchers:

    Post Team
    Asteroid Lil

    Referenced Sites:

    Theatre Department at Ill...
    Illinois Shakespeare Fest...
    TheLivingCanvas.com
    Web Tricks
    The War on Drugs
    Four-Square
    Redbeard@aces.h2g2.com

    Please note that the BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites listed.
    CONVERSATIONS
    CONVERSATIONCOMMUNITYLATEST POSTLATEST REPLY
    Sign up for H.R.A.S.C. today!h2g2May 24, 2000Nov 30, 2005
    On Albanyh2g2Jun 24, 2000Sep 15, 2005
    Weekendism IIh2g2Aug 22, 2000Feb 20, 2005
    Pan-Dimensional Safari!h2g2Aug 4, 2000Apr 6, 2004
    Fish Sanctuary and Playgroundh2g2Sep 20, 2000Jul 20, 2003
    The Fish Tankh2g2Jul 26, 2000May 3, 2003
    Burning man festival - nevadah2g2Jul 6, 2000Jan 23, 2003
    The Rounding Problemh2g2Jun 25, 2000Sep 6, 2002
    Marriage - is it still relevant?h2g2Jul 11, 2000Aug 16, 2002
    Flea Market: A261299 War On Drugsh2g2Aug 28, 2000Aug 7, 2001
    Show More Conversations 
    MESSAGES
    Leave a MessageLATEST POST
    Article Created: 2nd August 2000May 13, 2007
    Happy Birthday!Oct 24, 2005
    Oi! You still alive?Feb 10, 2004
    Happy Birthday!Oct 24, 2001
    The Roving ReporterJan 17, 2001
    ATTENTION-Re: Nov. 7, 2000Dec 6, 2000
    Help me!!Nov 4, 2000
    Hoopy BirthdayOct 27, 2000
    Just stopped by to say 'Hi'Oct 23, 2000
    Woohoo continuedSep 22, 2000

    Show More Messages
    JOURNAL
    August 2, 2000
    Aug 5, 2000

    My entry on Naturism was the featured edited entry on the front page. Very cool, since this was one that I really worked on and cared about.

    I'm also enjoying the fact that you don't have to write full entries to contribute to the guide. As I start to see the collaborative entries pop up on my page, I realize how useful that approach is.

    Discuss this entry (No replies)

    April 27
    Jun 28, 2000

    Hooray! My first entry is approved! Normal, Illinois, USA made it on the front page today. It's the entry that I wrote my first day here. smiley

    Discuss this entry (No replies)

    June 18
    Jun 19, 2000

    OK, I guess now I'm kind of a veteran here. Amazing.

    Sad news this week. Peter McWilliams died in a horrible way that also ironically vindicated the battles he fought in his life. More info at the obit I submitted at http://www.h2g2.com/A278381. I think I may write a guide entry about him as well.

    I've got to get back to writing guide entries now that I've finished my big editing project IRL (it was hard mentally to do both at the same time).




    Discuss this entry (No replies)

    All this in 10 days?
    May 28, 2000

    I have definitely become immersed in h2g2. Got two guide entries submitted (Naturism and Normal, Illinois, USA), and then spent some time fine-tuning them to comply with Guide style sheets. Feeling pretty good about them. Put together the researcher ID proposal and a non-guide entry on Redbeard's brew. Hanging out a lot at the café and enjoying the company, and now starting to branch out and discover people in other ways as well.

    Getting to know some wonderful people... I'm already enjoying chatting with Asteroid Lil, B-17, Anonymouse, Joanna, Ioreth, Courtesy 38. Starting to get to know Demon Drawer, somat willy, lřřneytünes, and a few others and just enjoyed meeting Mike A.

    People on my list to meet: Well, of course Irving Washington, since I've spent so much time at his places. Others that sound very interesting that I'd like to meet when I get a chance to introduce myself: Greebo (Me want meet her. Like cats) Krissy Lee (apparently has quite a theatre background, including DePaul and Shakespeare), Peta (just to get to know more about one of the people who keep this place humming).

    Now if I can just balance my time on here in the background while I work on my current RL project of a 56-page program guide for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, I may just survive.

    Discuss this entry - 24 replies - Latest reply: Jun 24, 2000

    first entry
    May 19, 2000

    Mostly this journal entry is to avoid having no journal entries. I'm starting to get the hang on things here a little. Have written and submitted Normal, Illinois, USA. Next I'm working on a Guide Entry for Naturism, followed by one for Four-Square. I'd also like to write one for Theatrical Photography if I can figure out how to format it.

    Another project is to get h2g2 to have researcher cards available -- you know, some nice laminated cheap personalized card you can carry in your wallet, or even something like a credit card in feel. I think the researchers would pay for this, would raise some funds for h2g2, and we'd all enjoy trying to use them in restaurants to claim to be reviewing for the guide.

    Discuss this entry - 2 replies - Latest reply: Jun 24, 2000



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    SUBSCRIBED ARTICLES
    GUIDE ENTRIES
    IDTITLECOMMUNITY STATUSCREATED
    A765858Artwork by Redbeardh2g2 -Jun 11, 2002
    A447770Specialised Wordsh2g2 EditedNov 6, 2000
    A422687Tips for Saving Moneyh2g2 EditedSep 22, 2000
    A437870Roving Reporter: Church of the True Brownieh2g2 -Sep 18, 2000
    A433928Roving Reporter: Quick Picks - New to h2g2h2g2 -Sep 11, 2000
    A430705The Roving Reporter: h2g2 Waterworks and Beachh2g2 -Sep 5, 2000
    A430651Roving Reporter Archivesh2g2 -Sep 5, 2000
    A406720Secrets of Longevityh2g2 EditedSep 1, 2000
    A421156Roving Reporter: The Church of Weekendismh2g2 -Aug 21, 2000
    A397398Things to Keep Children Amused on Long Journeysh2g2 EditedAug 18, 2000
    A416710Roving Reporter: The h2g2 Space Centreh2g2 -Aug 14, 2000
    A410338Roving Reporter: Quick Picksh2g2 -Aug 7, 2000
    A386138Green Open Spaces in Urban Areash2g2 EditedAug 4, 2000
    A378209Naturismh2g2 EditedAug 2, 2000
    A405172Roving Reporter: Forum & Firkinh2g2 -Jul 31, 2000
    A385733Favourite Carsh2g2 EditedJul 27, 2000
    A346790Specialist Shopsh2g2 EditedJun 28, 2000
    A348833Normal, Illinois, USAh2g2 EditedJun 27, 2000
    A378731Handy Tips on Planning a Weddingh2g2 EditedJun 26, 2000
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