A short message

Ladies and gentlemen, this week the Announcements page of the h2g2 Post was handed to me, MaW, as the newest member of the Post Team and thus considered to be the most gullible. I did say yes, after all. In working on this week's edition I have run into a few confusing bits, so in a bid to reduce (or perhaps eliminate) these things altogether, I have decided to specify clearly how I will be running this page.

• Next week all current announcements will be removed. If you have an announcement here, or you're involved in one of the things that's being announced and you want to keep it here, let me know and I'll keep it. Anything I don't hear about goes. This is in aid of preparing a cleaner page and avoiding unnecessary clutter, and announcements of out-of-date things. Please note that this does not apply to meet announcements; please see below for more on those.
• General announcements will be displayed on this page for one month only. If you need an announcement to stay up for longer, or even for less time, please let me know and we'll see what we can do if the announcement will be immediately relevant for a longer period (this is not just a way to get more publicity for your club).
• Meet announcements will be displayed on this page until the meet has taken place or has been cancelled. They will then be removed, and you can submit another meet announcement when planning begins for a repeat event (if there is one). Please do not submit the announcement for next year's event the day after this year's has taken place — we'd much prefer a write-up of it!

Hopefully this will allow the Announcements page to run more smoothly, and to contain more up-to-date and relevant content for the benefit of our readers.

All Announcement submissions should now be sent to [email protected], and should include a (brief) blurb about whatever it is you're announcing, and an Entry or conversation to link to for more information.

But now, on with the Announcements.

• The Northern UK Researchers
  
  The Northern UK Researchers Flat Cap and Muffler Sport and Social Club are organising another titular vegetable meeting in Manchester to convine on the 21^st of June (One week before the H2G2 Summer Bash on the 28^th in London.)
  
  With special guest Amy +, affiliated to the North-Eastern US Researchers Group, this meeting will be entitled Amy+'s Asparagus, and will be held on the 21^st of June (one week before the official h2g2 Summer Party in London on the 28^th) at Victoria Station in Manchester. For further information, please visit the Amy+'s Asparagus page.
  

• h2g2 Official Summer Party
  
  Twice a year, h2g2 throws a big party in London to which all Researchers are invited. The next party is going to be held on Saturday 28^th June, 2003 and will consist of softball, footy and lying around in the sun in Hyde Park, followed by an evening in a London tavern in Holborn.
  
  So to find out more information (including the contingency plans in case of rain), head over to the h2g2 Official Summer Party page.

• Proposed Paris Meet
  
  There has been an idea to do a meetup to romantic Paris on the
  25-27^th July 2003. This entry is to gather together ideas and see what kind of interest there is.

• Gilroy Garlic Festival Meet
  
  Where: Gilroy, Calafornia.
  
  When: July 25-27, 2003.
  
  If you are in the neighbourhood and would like to meet up with others from h2g2 and beyond, then take a look at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Meet main page and find out all about it.

• 2nd annual South West Meet
  
  To be held between the 14th and 22nd of June at a campsite in Newquay, with various activities to be undertaken. For more information, visit the South West Meet page.

• AT'03
  
  The Alton Towers Meet 2003 is to be held on the 19^th to 21^st September. To find out more or to put your name down to go or show interest, then pop along to the meet homepage, and read all about it.

• Luxembourg Mini-Meet
  
  There's not much information about this Mini-Meet at the moment, but what there is you can
  find out at the Luxembourg Mini-Meet homepage. The
  date is set for sometime in October, so if you live nearby, and you have some spare time in
  October, then this might be worth checking out.

• Dutch Meet 2003
  
  Discussions are underway for a proposed meet, probably early Autumn, at The Dutch Researchers Club homepage. If you are interested in attending or just finding out more, then pop along to this conversation.
  

Fancy Listening to some classical music? How about a bit of Rock? Or do you like calling in on a Talkback station? Whatever you like listening to, we probably have it here, or have willing researchers to help host a channel dedicated to what you like!

Just so as not to get people confused, h2g2 cannot support audio, like actual sites where you can listen to the radio online, so this station is more of a 'virtual' station, where people can 'call in' through posts on each of the various shows...

It's the all new singing and dancing 42FM - H2G2's Community Radio Station. Take a look at what's happening as it's being revamped and updated to provide its 'listeners' with a place to talk, enjoy and expand their mind.

Welcome to the soup bar, as you look around you see people sipping soup out of many different shaped glasses and bowls.

The soup bar is a place to meet up with other random-minded people over a cup/bowl of soup (or any dairy produce).

Yes indeed a brand new place to hang out has opening on h2g2, why not step inside, pull up a chair and enjoy some comforting soup. Run by Martiansoup it's a great way to spend some time at the guide.

Here's something to interest all Canadians on h2g2, you now have your own club which can
be found here at the The Canadian h2g2 Researchers
homepage.

Only recently opened to researchers of the Guide, this new club hopes to be the focus of all Canadians on h2g2. So why not drop by and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, some pleasant company and great food and drink. What more could you want.

This page has been set up for researchers who don't have access to a spell checker, and need to know how to spell a word/s (and grammar, if required) for a Guide Entry, or for any other reason. (Although spelling is not that important in conversation threads)

We have a willing and able team of fellow researchers just waiting to sort out all your questions and queries at the Spell Checker homepage where all your spelling and grammatical needs will be answered.

'As you walk amongst the cold granite pillars, you notice the faces of hundreds of old clocks and compasses hung on hooks all around. Everyone is travelling through time, but it requires a lot of instruments to navigate different directions or speeds from everyone else.'

Want to learn more and if you have the time to spare then take a look at the h2g2 Society of Time Travellers.

Microorganisms just aren't getting the respect or appreciation they deserve anymore... It is easy to say, hey, that microbe looks useful, let's use it to make alcohol. It's even easier to say, look, we've got this really bad bug and we're going to have to get rid of it. But where is the respect?

If you feel the same, or have something to say on the subject, then pop along to The Campaign Headquarters where you will find like minded people to share your passion with or just go there and find out about this fascinating subject.

This club is for anyone under the age of 18, no proof of age required, birth records are not something you need to produce. But if you would like to join with others of your age then pop along to the The Young Researchers Club here at h2g2, it's new and upcoming and needs members.

The Musicians' Guild is a virtual community for musicians, singers, composers, and other musical afficionados at h2g2.To join up, visit the Members Page

Guild member SpinksSecret is looking for assistance and feedback with a long-running music project. Pop along to this thread to offer your help.

We're in the planning stages for an unofficial volunteer project to promote high quality entries that don't fit the scope or format of the Edited Guide, such as fiction, poetry, interviews, personal accounts, opinion pieces, etc. The Italics have hinted that they might give us exposure if we present an acceptable plan. For more info, join our email group at http://groups.msn.com/theh2g2underguide or read our Proposals for an Underguide Scheme.

The Sporkites are a dedicated group of thingites who campaign for most thingite goals but with a few extras.

1. We will campain to abolish weekdays ALTOGETHER (except thing, a weekly holiday) and leave only weekends, so Thing, Poets, Doobry and Dontbry go round in an endless cycle. Despite this, you may still refer to the cursed weekdays, but ONLY to avoid confusion.
2. Our long, long, long term objective is to eventually beat out No!no!no!
3. Two Sporks will be given to each member, and should be posted in
   conversations.
4. All out sillyness past even the main body of thingites!

Sometimes I have trouble figuring out when some of my h2g2 friends can be expected to be online, since I keep forgetting which time zones they are in, and how many hours before or behind my zone that is. I plan to make a table listing the timezones and researchers in each zone - but I need your help!

'Are you missing h2g2 On The Move? Do you want to be able to use h2g2 on a wireless mobile device, like your phone or palm pilot? Then try inject2g2. This is a work in progress, which allows basic h2g2 use with minimal bandwidth.'

Are you an expert on something or have you an ability that could help others? If the answer is yes, then why not register with The H2G2 Guild of Wizards. If the answer is no, but you need to find someone who can help you with a problem, then the Guild of Wizards may be able to help.

The h2g2 Living Earth Society hopes that you will visit and join in discussions about all sorts of natural earth phenomena.

'This is an area where people with an interest in the forces affecting our home planet can come to discuss news items of interest, share their experiences, seek advice and read interesting guide entries related to natural phenomena on our planet.'.

The Post is happy to welcome the h2g2 Living Earth Society to its pages; you can read their first report here

Why not take a look at the People United in Defence of Depression, Irritability and Natural Grumpiness. It's a new society on h2g2, who believe it is alright to feel whatever you want to feel, be it happy or sad, it might even tempt you into joining.
'PUDDING does NOT celebrate or promote sadness, we simply demand our right to express natural emotions'.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a virtual racer, well here's your chance, visit The H2G2 Sprint and take up the challenge.

'It's just a bit of fun to explore the possibilities of virtual racing around a virtual track. The idea is to complete the H2G2 sprint track in the shortest time.'

• purplejenny has set up the People for Peace page.

• a girl called Ben offers an insight into meditation on
  
  her The Loving Kindness Meditation page.

• The new, improved Post Links Page
  points you towards the best of h2g2. Everything from information and campaigns to
  eating and drinking venues, virtual lands or clubs.

• The Post Archives are a repository for all things
  
  Post related... now revamped and divided into easy-to-follow categories, they are ever
  
  expanding and well worth a visit!

All entries for this feature should be mailed to [email protected]

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