I’ve been doing a lot of housecleaning around here.

Besides rearranging the layout, RSS feeds from member sites have been added to the sidebar on the right. If you’re a member and have a feed I don’t know about, leave a comment. I’m not sure yet if it’s going to be a permanent feature since I haven’t determined how much bandwidth it sucks up. Although I’ve asked the parser very nicely to only cache member sites every 12 hours, it seems to refresh itself whenever the main page is accessed. If it turns out to be a drain, it’s gone.

The little ads on the right have also changed to randomly rotate through links to sites that link back to us from an index page. Friends of BookBlog, so to speak. I created the buttons from screen shots, and if you don’t like yours, sorry. I tried.

Members, ever wonder why your name on the right doesn’t link to your home page or e-mail address? You need to log in and update your author profile for it to happen. Adding your e-mail address will also turn on a nifty feature that e-mails you whenever anyone posts a comment to one of your entries. So, how about taking care of that now while it’s still fresh on your mind? The member log in box has been moved to the bottom of the right sidebar.

And while I’m asking for things, someone PLEASE volunteer for July. Being a moderator isn’t all bad. Sure, some members will choose not to read your book and give you lousy excuses as to why. Of course, some members will bash your selection and question your taste in literature. Yes, you will start to think everyone hates you. But look at it this way: you will eventually recover your self-esteem and be a stronger person for it. Come on, you know you want to.