Hi there Unknown Visitor! Welcome to my Personal Space here on h2g2.

Forget wikipedia and the like, I'm convinced that h2g2 has a soul that outshines what the others are doing. More isn't always better! I am a great supporter of attempting to building h2g2 into the thing Douglas Adams talked about in his vision. But to achieve Ddouglas' vision, we'll need your help!

During the 10-plus years I've been on this site I participated in nearly all of the volunteer schemes - the Sub-editors, the Gurus, the Scouts,the ACEs, the Photographers and the Curators. While I've surrendered many of those badges, I'm still relatively active as a Guru and Curator.

I've also managed to contribute some material to the Guide. I've written bits for the h2g2 University and The Post. But I'm most proud of my contributions to the Edited Guide - at last count, it appears that I've written, edited or contributed to some 300 entries, including more than 110 written all on my own.

Mostly, I wrote about my home state of Pennsylvania and endeavor to contribute my 'unconventional knowledge' about my local area - which is exactly what Douglas envisioned all of us doing. Why don't you give it a try and see what you can contribute?

Or if adding to the Guide isn't your cup of tea, why not help out at Peer Review. All you need to do there is read an entry and post your comments to the attached thread. If you like it, say so. If it can be improved, say how. It's surprisingly easy and is a good way to improve your writing as well as the overall writing in the Edited Guide!

Now to business (and no that wasn't a toast)....

My projects | My Catalogue | Writing on h2g2 | Pennsylvania | Bio | Why Jimi X?
Peer Review | Announcements | Statistics | GuideML Clinic | Picture Pages | Smileys

Updating the Guide

After two-plus years of updating Edited Guide Entries on an unofficial, volunteer basis,h2g2 finally got an official scheme! Under the old unofficial system we totally overhauled close to 30 Edited Entries and freshened up countless others. The old update pages can still be found here.

Please consider visiting the Update Forum and fixing some of our older EG entries that need an update!

Are you new to the Guide?

Do you have questions that need answered?
Check out the ACEs home page, the Welcome page, or take the Newcomer's Tour. If you still can't find the answer, or if you simply don't feel like looking, feel free to ask me and I'll probably know the answer or know where to find it.

Are we alone in the universe?

Now, you can join the search for extraterrestial life with 149 h2g2 researchers who have joined together to help the SETI team. For more information you can go to the h2g2 SETI@home page.

I've processed more than 1250 data units totalling almost four years years of computer time for the project. Overall, we have completed more than 115,700 units totalling over 183 years.

The Film

In April 2005, the Guide made its long-awaited appearance on the big screen! If you're interested in the Guide in all its various forms, you'll love the BBC's Cult Pages.

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I like it here - I think I will stay.
- Peta,
4 June, 1999

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