The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - a New Entry > The idea was fantastically, wildly improbable. But like most fantastically wildly improbable ideas it was at least as worthy of consideration as a more mundane one to which the facts have been strenuously bent to fit. > > Douglas Adams - Creator of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
# A Declaration We, the Researchers of h2g2.com, the Earth Edition of that wholly remarkable guidebook to the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything known as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, can look back with some pride on the last 25 years. We can do this because we accomplished some pretty cool things: amassing a considerable archive of Guide Entries, publishing ten books, and connecting people around the planet who might otherwise never have found each other. We can also do this because we’re a bunch of dewy-eyed optimists with a ‘never say die’ attitude. We never say ‘die’ because we’re charter members of the Anti-Entropy League. Besides, it’s such an unpleasant word.
> We are not building a fan site. h2g2 never was one. Over the past quarter-century, we’ve seen the internet evolve in ways we like and some we don’t like. The big companies just keep getting bigger. Individuals become ‘users’ who matter less and less. Back in the 19th century, some people found a way around the sheer power of the big companies by forming mutual societies — they used the power of membership, with lots of individuals having some skin in the game, as a way of reclaiming agency. We want to do that. But we need your help.
Our strength is what we are not. We are Not Vogons. We have, however, made our peace with them and plan to build on the principles that made the internet a bold new frontier in the first place. A rewilding story, if you like.
- The Story So Far - Where Are We Now? - What Are Our Goals? - Notes for a Small Planet - No Bait and Switch - Transparent Finances - Come on the Journey
Spreading the Word, do you know other people who might help? Talk us up. Send a few emails. Mobilise your networks. This is how wildly improbable things get made: one person telling another, at the speed of trust. If you want to join the site, sign up at h2g2.com. If you have skills, ideas, or resources to contribute, write to robbie@stampbros.com. Finally....
# Potatoes > It is a mistake to think that you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
said Douglas Adams.
He was probably right. So if you think of something we haven’t thought of, let us know. Don’t Panic. Well, we had to say that, didn’t we?
In other words: we’re a bunch of hoopy froods who know where their towels are and we’re looking for like-minded Hitchhikers with ready thumbs and we are getting there and Thanks for All the Fish in advance.