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ABOUT THIS RESEARCHER

Created: 12th December 2001 
(1 x 8 x 8 x 0)+ 6 x 9 = 42

And before you say anything about my arithmetic, 6 x 9 is a worthy Hitchhiker's reference. Trust me.



Hi. I'm Vip. It's pronounced like the word 'zip', just to clear up any confusion.

I've been around here for nearly eight years now, although I have been known to head out for an intergalactic cruise around lunchtime. In all that time I've managed to get ten articles into the Guide. Forthcoming is an article on how to make your own board games, and a collaborative Entry on how to survive cold mornings.




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LIL'S ATELIER
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Life's Little Victories...h2g2Yesterday5 Minutes Ago
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How on earth35 Minutes Ago
Vip from Lanzababy5 Days Ago
*Waves*Sep 14, 2009
FestivalSep 1, 2009
Subbing ShrewsburyJul 13, 2009
No smilies in Plain?May 6, 2009
HandelMar 25, 2009
Olde SingingeMar 25, 2009
HiNov 4, 2008
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How do you solve a problem like h2g2?
2 Days Ago

That's possibly a bit of a contentious title. Still, I'm going to use this journal to document any ideas that I have that I think would help h2g2. If anyone else wants to join in, feel free. A lot of these are unlikely to happen as the changes it would mean on the back end are insurmountable.

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1. Amend my ACE welcome message to emphasise the importance of the Guide, PR etc. so that newcomers are drawn to the Guide.

This will hopefully both get more people writing and contributing, but also make it easier for newcomers to have something to focus on and make it more likely that they stick around.

Done. biggrin

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2. Make everyone able to pass the ownership of an Entry they created to another Researcher. This would mean that there wouldn't be the problem of having an Edited and a non-Edited version of everything all the time. Possibly it would have a 'Page created by' box so that the original author would be credited.

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3. To make non-Edited Entries that haven't been posted to in a set time period (say a year?) to become dormant and not come up in standard searches. There would need to be an 'Include Dormant Entries' box. I would extend that to the Friend search too.


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Discuss this entry - 4 replies - Latest reply: Yesterday

This place will drive me nuts.
4 Weeks Ago

I've just asked our maintainance department to come and remove the arms from my office chair so I can have something approaching correct posture at my desk. It requires an allen key and about five minutes.

They won't do it, because apparently they can't alter anything away from the manufacturer's specifications. The arms are *optional*. Yet because they person before me chose to have arms, they are recommending that we buy a new chair. Seriously.

Thankfully I appear to have got a chap to come up and have a look. Fingers crossed he'll bring an allen key.

<faiy>

Discuss this entry - 5 replies - Latest reply: 5 Days Ago

Damn.
Oct 13, 2009

I managed to spoil a perfectly good tile bag by attempting to put in eyelets. Turns out the hole it punches somehow is bigger than the eyelets that come with it. rolleyes Ah well. I'll just have to stitch them up by hand. Bummer.

fairy

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Brr!
Oct 5, 2009

You know it's cold when you have to wear a woollen hat at your desk. brr

fairy

Discuss this entry - 3 replies - Latest reply: Oct 7, 2009

A Shrewsbury meet
Sep 30, 2009

A few of you have expressed an interest in coming to Shrewsbury for a meet at various points since I moved here, so this evening I thought I'd finally do so.

The general plan is for me to take you on a tour of Shrewsbury, and then of its drinking establishments. biggrin

Details can be found here: A57832563

fairy

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Acid Override - The Forum A1146917
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents.
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Andrew Wyld [kt:'Burning Pestle', kp:'Mutamems, Ideodiversity', Zaph.]
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B'Elana [©] ACE- Minister of Abbr.
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Bagpuss
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Bassman - Funny how people never ceases to amaze me!
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BobTheFarmer. I'm not really here.
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boredlaura [NaNoWriMo: your a**e is being thoroughly kicked]
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Br. Robyn Hoode - Now with added Ginge.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Feeling like the interior of an over ripe watermelon.
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Conceited Little Megapuppy - Inbound traveller and Unas Matriarch
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Count Zero
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daSilva (MornC - got the t-shirt, ho yus)
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Demon Drawer (Really wishing he could put what he wants in here, but he's not upst with hootoo)
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist)
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Dr E Vibenstein (I should probably stop advertising Towel Day as it was six months ago.)
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Dr Zen MBChB, MRCP, Scout
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Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde
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HonestIago: SIWOTI syndrome sufferer.
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Hypatia (Keeping It Under 30)
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Is it on the Gosho? Can you point to it?
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ismarah - firing on more cylinders
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Just Bob: do you ever get the feeling real life has just 'jumped the shark'?
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Kelli - 61/61 pre-t'Other weight reached. 25/28 to pre-t'Boy weight
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KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part.
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lanzababy - Pirate - Scout - adrift on life's ocean
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Malabarista - considering the aesthetics of variable-altitude livestock
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Milla [Love your enemies. It will drive them crazy] AWESOME site this... Flattening iron on the laptop keyboard is a bad idea, trust me.
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møngfïsh · · · · ·
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Mrs Zen - has had enough
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Rich [?] - Cavaliers Batsman of the Year 2009!
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Son of Roj Blake - Greetings Donkey Kong!
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Stunningfrenchie - AWESOME is spelt "H - 2 - G - 2"
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly.
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Witty Moniker [Glad she has a short, snappy name that won't cause any BBCid problems... er, oops]
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Pastey - the ranter
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njan (afh)
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Lochangel
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MaW
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daSilva (MornC - got the t-shirt, ho yus)
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Researcher 108409
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Clive the flying ostrich: Feeling like the interior of an over ripe watermelon.
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Archangel Fashion Cat
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Is it on the Gosho? Can you point to it?
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NexusSeven
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HappyÐude® ... "short skirt long jacket" (have you seen my coxcomb?)...a Peripatetical entity
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Bagpuss
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Tonto
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Matt
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pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? |
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly.
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Mong, Ruler of the Spoon People
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Dr Zen MBChB, MRCP, Scout
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Conceited Little Megapuppy - Inbound traveller and Unas Matriarch
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Smilodon
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Cybercat
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Tally
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Tubaman
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Lord Mallory Ringess - Voodoo Warrior to the rich and famous, owner of the Necronomicon and wearer of nice hats
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Mystrunner - † - Freelance Assassin, Demon Slayer - Do You RP? Check Out My New Idea at A3757304!
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Fadookie the Froody- Veggie Poetry@A2248733
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KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part.
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Mu Beta using less than 30 cha
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Haylle (Nyssabird) ? mg to recovery
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Dr Nick
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toybox - entrusting myself to chance
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møngfïsh · · · · ·
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Math - Playing Devil's Advocate
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Elentari
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Colonel creachy - I like SPAM!!!
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Heidi the singing hamster
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Jen >^@.@^<
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Saint DIABLOS.P.O.D. -Patron Saint of Goths
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Nova Rift (Werecat/wolf, First Mate of Pirates, Captain of The white Defender, and a Jedi Padawan named Fr' Tel Powil)
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Lou, (Listy) Not around too much, don't be offended if I don't reply.. I'LL TRY!
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Acid Override - The Forum A1146917
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Silverback2003
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OpticalBoyfriend
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Mr. Dreadful (on hiatus)
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scorpio_witch - If you want the best seat in the house, you'll have to move the cat!
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Eddie Thor
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Wyatt
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ST MKII The Pussycat of HooToo
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airinshaw
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Bloody Valentine - Why hate Monday when you can hate Friday!
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A59560383Tips For Cold Morningsh2g2 -Last Week
A58289412Making Your Own Board Gamesh2g2 -Oct 12, 2009
A57832563The Shrewsbury Shuffle - a pootle and a pint.h2g2 -Sep 30, 2009
A53192180What To Do If Stranded In Shrewsburyh2g2 EditedJul 13, 2009
A53192108How to Answer the Telephone in the UKh2g2 EditedJun 17, 2009
A33942125Xena: Warrior Princess - An Overviewh2g2 EditedMay 21, 2008
A27542423Ealing, London, UKh2g2 EditedOct 10, 2007
A26179239Blewbury, Oxfordshire, UKh2g2 EditedSep 14, 2007
A22548846Western Poi - an Introductionh2g2 EditedMay 17, 2007
A16932305The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)h2g2 EditedDec 6, 2006
A15716595Anglican Psalm-singingh2g2 EditedDec 5, 2006
A2466100How to Practise Musich2g2 EditedJun 17, 2004
A1283078Lazinessh2g2 EditedOct 14, 2003
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