Hi, I'm Gary, and while I don't remember when this was all fields, I do remember when it was a quaint little village with its own post office, bus service and junior school. I'm quite pleased about the fact that it now also has a Cricket Ground, which goes well with my Project on Cricket at the University of Life.

I used to be a sub-editor, then with the splitting of that function into two parts I became a Scout. Sadly, I don't have so much time any more and have had to step back from volunteer duties, but it's nice to have seen the process from so many angles.

Because of my sub-editing days, the list of "Edited Guide Entries" you might see to the left is rather overstated. The following Guide entries are ones where I was responsible for a significant chunk (>30%) of the original material:

Geographical Entries

• Venlo
• Driving Etiquette - Italy
• Antwerp
• Duesseldorf
• Garfagnana, Italy - (also included in the main "Italy" entry)
• Galway City
• Monivea, County Galway

Others

• Neutrino
• Tiddlywinks
• February 29th
• John Esmonde & Bob Larbey, Comedy Writers
• Mercedes A-Class

The last link is just so that I can visit some people more easily without having to remember which forum we last spoke on.

Note: this account has no connection with the book of the same name by John O'Farrell, and indeed I've been using this username since 1999, two years before that was published. My legal team have been informed!

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Gary! (Last Posting: Dec 20, 2001)
Hey My main man!! (Last Posting: Jun 14, 2001)
The Cricket Team (Last Posting: May 1, 2001)
searching for Jecke and Narre (Last Posting: Jan 5, 2001)
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	Welcome to this Researcher's Journal. If you'd like to comment on anything they have written here, just click the relevant 'Discuss this Entry' button. Hugh.... (Dec 10, 2002) Next time you're passing, be sure to post me a message, so I know your ID and can reply! See you soon mate, Gary Click here to discuss this (4 replies, Latest reply: Jan 19, 2003) Kirsty MacColl (Dec 19, 2000) According to a news report I just heard, the wonderful singer Kirsty MacColl has been killed in a freak swimming accident in Mexico. She was only 41. <url removed by moderator> At this time of year, her version of 'Fairytale of New York' (with The Pogues) is played all over Ireland. Christmas shopping won't be the same. Thank you for the days, Kirsty. Click here to discuss this (2 replies, Latest reply: Mar 22, 2001) Scout For Hire (Dec 15, 2000) Spent the greater part of last weekend trying to clear the backlog of entries in Peer review which haven't had any reply. It was a very satisfying experience, but quite an effort too. Reading and assessing other people's words about a topic about which you may know nothing can be draining, unless the writing sustains your interest. So, one tip to would-be authors and one commitment: TIP: Make your writing full of life but not frenetic, smooth but not dreary - and you'll be picked quickly. Good writing is more important (at least to me) than an inherently interesting topic. COMMITMENT: If your article has been in Peer review for a week and not yet commented upon, post a reply to this thread: I'll look at it the next time I visit the site and give you my assessment. I can't say fairer than that. Click here to discuss this (3 replies, Latest reply: Jan 10, 2001) Five Golds in Five Games (Sep 23, 2000) Let's take a moment to reflect on the achievement of Steven Redgrave: Five gold medals in an unbroken sequence from Los Angeles via Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta, all the way to Sydney. Remarkable. Doing all that in a sport based on physical power and endurance. Unique. Doing it as a diabetic. Unbelievable. Steve Redgrave. Astonishing human being. Click here to discuss this (No replies) Click here to see more Journal Entries		From h2g2 QI - Brushing up on your Bard (Posted: Sep 12, 2009) (Last reply: Last Week) From h2g2 Right Place, Wrong Time....... (Posted: Aug 6, 2009) (Last reply: Aug 26, 2009) From h2g2 QI - once in a lifetime (Posted: Jul 27, 2009) (Last reply: Jul 29, 2009) From h2g2 Tiddlyweeks (No Posting) (Latest post: Jul 20, 2009) From h2g2 QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper (Posted: Jun 18, 2009) (Last reply: Jun 19, 2009) From h2g2 QI - Get down! (Posted: Jun 10, 2009) (Last reply: Jun 17, 2009) From h2g2 QI - Karl’s first course (Posted: Jun 10, 2009) (Last reply: Jun 16, 2009) From h2g2 QI - Pine Box (Posted: May 3, 2009) (Last reply: May 5, 2009) From h2g2 Happy birthday! (Posted: Apr 28, 2009) (Last reply: Apr 28, 2009) From h2g2 Unexplained Phrases (Posted: Aug 3, 1999) (Last reply: Apr 26, 2009) Click here to see more Conversations

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	These are all the Guide Entries this Researcher has created. If you'd like to read them, click on the link, and if you want to talk about them, use the 'Discuss this Entry' button when you get there. Click here to see more Guide Entries		These are all the Edited Entries to which this Researcher has contributed. They obviously read the Writing Guidelines and submitted their Guide Entries to Peer Review: why don't you too? From h2g2: A972290  Bog Roll - Over, Under or Not at All? (Mar 26, 2003) From h2g2: A592832  Ways to Make Good Coffee (Aug 8, 2001) From h2g2: A595406  Charles Bukowski - Poet and Novelist (Aug 3, 2001) From h2g2: A592599  'The Last Word' - Irish Radio Show (Jul 24, 2001) From h2g2: A543764  Mercedes A-Class (May 21, 2001) From h2g2: A533125  Narvik, Norway (Apr 27, 2001) From h2g2: A513578  John Esmonde and Bob Larbey - Comedy Writers (Mar 15, 2001) From h2g2: A505603  Monivea, County Galway, Ireland (Jan 18, 2001) From h2g2: A425972  Fractals - Beautiful Mathematics (Oct 3, 2000) From h2g2: A426016  The North Staffordshire Oatcake (Sep 27, 2000) Click here to see more Edited Entries

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