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h2g2
The h2g2 front page on 24 May 2015
Type of site
Internet encyclopedia project
Available in
English
Owner
Not Panicking Ltd
Created by
Douglas Adams
URL
h2g2.com
Registration
open
Launched
28 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-28)
Current status
Active
Content license
Authors retain copyright but grant NPL a non-exclusive licence to distribute
The h2g2[a] website is a British-based collaborative online encyclopedia project. It describes itself as "an unconventional guide to life, the universe, and everything", in the spirit of the fictional publication The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from the science fiction comedy series of the same name by Douglas Adams.[1] It was founded by Adams in 1999 and was run by the BBC between 2001 and 2011.[2][3][4]
The intent is to create an Earth-focused guide that allows members to share information about their geographic area and the local sites, activities and businesses, to help people decide where they want to go and what they may find when they get there. It has grown to contain subjects from restaurants and recipes, to quantum theory and history. Explicit advertising of businesses was forbidden when the site was run by the BBC, but customer reviews were permitted.[5]
The content of the project is written by registered "Researchers" on its website.[6] Articles written by Researchers form the "Guide" as a whole, with an "Edited Guide" being steadily created out of factual articles that have been peer reviewed via the "Peer Review" system.[citation needed] The Edited Guide includes both traditional encyclopaedic subjects and more idiosyncratic offerings, and articles in the Edited Guide sometimes aim for a slightly humorous style.[7]
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^"Web watch; New favourites". Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 7 May 2005. p. 5.
^Jackson, Andrew (May 2009). "Web wonder". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 19. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.
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^"House Rules for h2g2". 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015. – No Spitting. The lawyers wanted to know what rules we needed, and we said 'The usual ones, plus "No spitting" please.' So there you go: no spitting. Many thanks. Oh, and beware of the Leopard.
^Hurrell, Nick (13 October 2000). "Nick Hurrell, the Chief Executive of M&C Saatchi and the Chairman of EMCSAATCHI, looks at the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Online". Campaign. pp. 14 (Private Surf section).
^McMurray, Sandy (15 August 2001). "Sites for Beginners, Students and Clones". The Toronto Sun. pp. 53 (Connect section). – Another site, created by Douglas Adams, comes at the encyclopedia idea from a different, funnier angle.
The h2g2 website is a British-based collaborative online encyclopedia project. It describes itself as "an unconventional guide to life, the universe, and...
and work of Douglas Adams Towel Day on h2g2 Fan proposing the idea of making Towel Day an annual event on h2g2 Television Skit for Towel Day (French/English)...
2013. Retrieved 30 July 2010. "TGV – The French High-speed Train Service". h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition. 22 April 2002. Archived...
busy with the computer game to do both. In April 1999, Adams initiated the h2g2 collaborative writing project, an experimental attempt at making The Hitchhiker's...
Retrieved 2007-04-11. [inline citation needed] "An Explanation of l33t Speak". h2g2. BBC. 2002-08-16. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2007-03-29...
March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015. "John Williams – Film Composer'. h2g2. Archived September 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 1, 2019...
domain audiobooks) Works by Bram Stoker at Open Library Bram Stoker at Curlie h2g2 article on Bram Stoker Bram Stoker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database...
presentation of information of all kinds. Projects such as Everything2, Encarta, h2g2, and Wikipedia are examples of new forms of the encyclopedia as information...
(3): 350–359. doi:10.1080/08838159509364311. "'Cheers' - the TV Series". h2g2. July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2011. Bird, J.B. (2005). "Cheers"....
2017. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B13. "h2g2 – Ant and Dec – British Television Presenters". BBC. 23 May 2008. Retrieved...
Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2010. "Def Leppard – the Band" BBC h2g2, retrieved 18 June 2010. "Grunge", Allmusic, retrieved 18 June 2010. "Hair...
encyclopedias incorporating entries by the public was h2g2, which was created by Douglas Adams in 1999. The h2g2 encyclopedia is relatively lighthearted, focusing...
February 2016. Ltd, Not Panicking (December 2005). "h2g2 - The Garden Pea - Edited Entry". H2g2.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Ellis, T.H.N., Hofer,...
of Brunanburh, 937AD Archived 11 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine by h2g2, BBC website. Retrieved 30 October 2006. A. L. Rowse, The Story of Britain...
Arthurian articles The Medieval Development of Arthurian Literature - from H2G2 Vortigern Studies - a collection of articles on King Arthur by various Arthurian...
Global Perspective—Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations National Center for Home Food Preservation: How do I...Pickle Pickles at h2g2...
2017-10-27. "Advice for Eating in an Indian Restaurant in Britain". BBC h2g2. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-14. Koh...
Google Books. Ltd, Not Panicking (October 29, 1999). "h2g2 - The Word 'Dude' - Edited Entry". h2g2.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved...
anticipates future hostilities between the three nationalities during wartime". H2G2 writes The Emcee "Immediately evok[es] the decadent, cosmopolitan atmosphere...
2017. Retrieved 24 February 2008. Wheeler 1964, p. 103. "The Czech Legion". h2g2.com. Not Panicking, Ltd. 20 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July...
Greyhawk Campaign Setting. Ltd, Not Panicking. "h2g2 - The Second War of the Roses - Edited Entry". h2g2.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20....
articles have been added since 2000, which was a year after the foundation of h2g2. The 1993 Interpedia proposal was planned as an encyclopedia on the Internet...
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