Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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42, the Meaning of Life This article is part of WikiProject Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this notice, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Miscellany for deletion This page was nominated for deletion on 17 September 2007. The result of the discussion was Merge content from Wikipedia:WikiProject HHGTTG to here, leaving a redirect.

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[edit] To Do List

Number 2 on the list as it currently stands (one article per each of the 26 radio episodes and 6 TV episodes) is probably NOT a good idea. Unlike longer-running SF series (Star Trek, Doctor Who, etc.), none of the episodes had specific titles (beyond Fit the First to Fit the Twenty-sixth for the radio series or Episode One to Episode Six for the TV series). Granted, the summaries for the action in the six TV episodes still hasn't been finished as I write this, but the four pages (radio series summary, radio series 1 & 2, radio series 3-5 and TV series) were long ago decided by consensus, and still make a logical format. I just can't see where 32 short articles would do any better than four long, detailed ones. --JohnDBuell 15:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Key articles for Wikipedia 1.0

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[edit] Active or not?

Sorry folks, but I haven't seen much movement here. The main project page has changed little, and I haven't really seen any contributions to any related pages. I've been tempted to put {{historical}} on the main page.... --JohnDBuell 02:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

It would be nice if this were to remain active...but I see little direction for the project...I joined in the hopes of being able to contribute more...but there seems to be little to no leading body left here... --KPWM_Spotter 03:00, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I STILL haven't been able to make the time to write proper summaries for the TV episodes on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) page. If anyone has the tapes, or even better the DVDs (as they provide more material), that would be one long-standing thing off of my personal to-do list. --JohnDBuell 03:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I have the DVDs actually...eBay'ed them last year... I might start up on those edits tomorrow, if I've got the time. --KPWM_Spotter 03:27, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I just did some major rewrites on the actual project page, so maybe we can get some people interested and move forward! --JohnDBuell 20:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A message from the founder

I'm currently more occupied with WikiProject Dad's Army at moment. So, therefore I have decided to give control of the project to JohnDBuell as he has done a lot for this project so far, and I hope will continue to help out this project in the future. However, i'm not quitting the role as project founder and controller, if you like I am doing what Bill Gates did recently. Thankyou --Mollsmolyneux 18:39, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I accept, and hope everyone can contribute! --JohnDBuell 18:54, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stablepedia

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See Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team#Stablepedia. If you wish to comment, please comment there. ★MESSEDROCKER★ 23:26, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Fansites

In 2005, an article about the Douglas Adams Continuum website was created, and then deleted under grounds of non-notability and violations of WP:NOT. The process was, naturally, the ire of the forum members for a while. This article was recently re-created, and I put it up for Proposed Deletion. However, after following the conversation on their forum (reading only, not participating), I felt it best to move information about fansites and their activity into The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as international phenomenon article, as a compromise. --JohnDBuell 18:51, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cast lists

For some time, I have been working on an attempt to make one single cast list for all versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide. As I recently (finally) acquired a pair of the LPs, I've been able to nearly completely fill out this list. I'd like to get it out of my user pages and into a permanent article, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cast lists or some such. The list currently is at User:JohnDBuell/Complete H2G2 Cast Lists if anyone would like to look it over. Thanks! --JohnDBuell 04:25, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Towel Day

Aside from improving the article, I was also wondering if one could make a userbox?

As there was this one:

 This user is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is. 
. DrWho42 04:54, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
I would guess that the more you promote a user box, the more it will wind up being adopted and used. --JohnDBuell 12:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
I think the userbox is a good idea. I just added it to my userpage. Cheers!!! Ninetywazup?Review meMy ToDo 12:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images and media for deletion/2007 March 18#Image:Towelday.gif

This image is up for deletion:

Image:Towelday.gif

DrWho42 05:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Has the website's maintainer stated that it's available under the GNU FDL? I don't see that on the website. If it is, either get the website to say so, or get a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. You should also post on the image's page (or the Images and media for deletion page) that you're following it up with the image's/website's creator, seeking proper licensing. --JohnDBuell 19:45, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Towel day notability

Towel day has been tagged with {{notability}} and needs additional reliable sources to avoid an AfD repeat. Now would be the time to find them.. ;) Anyone? ∴ here…♠ 17:23, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Towel Day

Happy Towel Day, everyone!!!!!!! You sass that hoopy frood Douglass Adams? Cheers! Ninetywazup?Review meMy ToDo 22:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merger

I Support the proposed merger with Wikipedia:WikiProject Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, possibly with that becoming the name of the project. The fact that this project, despite it's better setup, has a slightly more ambiguous name could be seen as problematic. I chose to start this thread again, with all its related problems, because I've just had an unhappy love affair, so I don't see why anyone else should have a good time. Message ends. John Carter 16:21, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ford Prefect

Ford Prefect (car) → Ford Prefect has been proposed at WP:RM. 70.55.86.129 04:17, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

It seems to have been done. There is a disambig link to the Character at the top of the Car page. 67.85.254.111 01:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cultural references

[edit] AfD 13 July 2007

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cultural references has been nominated for deletion at WP:AFD. 132.205.44.5 18:58, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Default Keep because of no-consensus on 22 July 2007. 70.51.8.90 04:51, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD 24 July 2007

Hmm... this has been 'renominated' for deletion on July 24. 70.51.8.90 04:48, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:42

Can someone create a redirect WP:42 to the project page? 132.205.44.5 22:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marvin songs

Marvin (song), together with some other Marvin songs (including Reasons To Be Miserable), have been nominated for deletion. So far, the consensus seems to be to merge the articles into one place, but no-one seems to know where. Does the WikiProject have any suggestions? Thanks, RFBailey 13:10, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New userbox

Just something I knocked up for myself in about 30 seconds. Any comments are welcome. Dbromage [Talk] 13:42, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

This user is seeking The Answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything.



[edit] Changes to Marvin article

There are changes being proposed to the article on Marvin the Paranoid Android; see Talk:#Merge_in_of_songs and also Talk:#More_external_links. The people wanting to do this don't seem to be fans of HH or particularly knowledgeable. Thought people here might want to contribute to the discussions. HairyWombat 22:57, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New guideline on fiction: Delete HHGTTG-related articles?

I would like to call the attention of members of this project to the recently revised guideline at WP:FICT, which now states that all sub-articles on fictional subjects must independently meet a new (stricter) notability ruling than what was in place prior to the new guideline. If enforced, the new guideline would likely result in the deletion and/or merging of hundreds of articles on fictional subjects, such as fictional characters, television episodes, fictional locations, etc. There is active discussion / disagreement related to this issue at Wikipedia talk:Notability (fiction), and in the interests of ensuring the topic is fully discussed by interested editors, I would invite members of this project to participate in that discussion (whether you agree with the new guideline or not). Fairsing 22:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Project title

Hello. The project plans for the demolition of Wikipedia:WikiProject Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are currently on display at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It has been proposed that your project might be moved to that name, as the fully spelled out name is perhaps a bit more easily understood. Thank you for taking an interest in local affairs. John Carter 22:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Salmon of Doubt

In the main article on Douglas Adams it states that The Salmon of Doubt is the third book in the Dirk Gently series. Yet in the article on Mostly Harmless it states that it's the sixth book in the Hitchhikers series. Which is it?

Parmadil 13:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Both. Dirk Gently and Ford Prefect both appear in the book, making it effectively a part of both series. John Carter 13:27, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The SEP Field cloaking device/invisibility machine

While briefly mentioned a couple of times in one book, second or third - can't remember which, this is an example of Douglas' genius in extracting comedy from a very British/human trait; the "inability" to see something once it is determined to be "Somebody Elses Problem" resulting in anything utilising an SEP field renders the object invisible (The Heart of Gold parked upon the field of play at Lords, for example). If this project is still running, a small stub with the book and page numbers - I don't recall it in any radio play - would be nice. It is a better joke than the Point-of-view gun, in my opinion. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

If we can establish notability, I'll try to do so. Otherwise, I might have to add the relevant content to some other article, maybe creating a redirect. John Carter (talk) 21:39, 5 April 2008 (UTC)