Notes on the New Look

Hey everybody. I hope you are enjoying the changes to the site. I'll explain a few things because there have already been some questions.

You will notice in the near future that a few of the colored squares at the top of the page will be replaced with pictures. When this happens, any blogger will be able to change the pictures by simply uploading a jpg with a numeric name corresponding to the square. (Huh?) Example: the square with my picture in it is the 7th one from the left, so it's called 7.jpg. If you want to put a new picture there (and who wouldn't?) just upload a pic and call it 7.jpg. Make sure it's a relatively small pic, like maybe 100px by 100px, and realize that the whole thing won't show up.

But please don't abuse this. Remember to share.

Now that the main blog section is wider, you don't have to be so careful about the size of the pics you post there. Just keep them reasonable.

You can still change your picture at will in the Meet the Bloggers section. All the same rules apply. If you have a short bio you'd like to appear in your space, send it to me. Also, if you do not have a space on the Meet the Bloggers page, please send me a pic and/or a bio. People want to know who you are. In a way, that's the whole point of blogging. It doesn't strictly have to be a picture of you, but that kind is preferred. Still, it's better to have anything up there.

And please remember that everyone who has been "toasted" can still actually post. That was just a matter of removing pictures so that we didn't use up bandwidth on people who don't use the site. No one's really had their privilages revoked. Now that the pics have been taken off the front page, toasting will either slow down dramatically or stop altogether.
Finally, not many people know this, but there is a lot, and I mean a LOT of people who have memberships to PDD and are all set to go, who have never made one post. If you know any of these people, or if you know someone who hasn't posted in a while, encourage them to write something. I think this thing works a lot better if there are more people involved.

Good bye, post on, and may God have mercy on your souls.