H2G2

h2g2 is an online community engaged in the construction of a guide to life, the universe, and everything. Much of it is encyclopedic, but the site also covers more idiosyncratic subjects, such as plastic bag bras, teaching your cat to fetch, or burying oneself in sand. Although the site is owned and maintained by the BBC on its website, many participants are from outside the United Kingdom.

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The site takes its name from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional publication found in the book, radio, television series, and film of the same name.

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h2g2 has a strong community feel, with a largely helpful user base. The site is rich in graphics, which are designed by a volunteer team of community artists. The site is generally considered quite user-friendly, particularly towards new users who are usually welcomed by volunteers known as ACEs (see below). As in many such communities, discussion ranges from the friendly to the hostile, but for the most part Researchers work together well.

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Entries typically aim for a slightly humorous, but correct and well-written treatment of their subject matter. Every entry has an associated discussion area, which allows for multiple threads, called Conversations.

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BBC: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It produces programmes and information services: broadcasting on television, radio, and the Internet....

Community: A community is an amalgamation of living things that share an environment. The individual living beings can be plant or animal; any species; any size. What characterizes a community is sharing and interaction in any number of ways. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs ...

User-friendly: : For the concept in software engineering, see user-friendliness....