Several months ago, Kynnin Scott sent me a very nice e-mail requesting that I change my RSS links for the website so that they point to the archived versions of the articles. I put that on a checklist of things to accomplish and promptly procrastinated it to death.
And then a few days ago Jalapeno Dude posted a comment pointing out that some RSS readers (including his) didn’t recognize the anchor-based links as being distinct links — instead it noted that Jalapeno Dude had already read “index.html” and marked each new feed item as already read.
Jalapeno Dude asked me to have the RSS feed link to the individual articles on separate pages. This, unfortunatley, isn’t technically feasible at the moment. Most of these daily entries simply do not exist as individual webpages.
But what I can do is finally get around to implementing Kynnin Scott’s request. So, as of yesterday, the RSS feed links now point to the permanent archive pages. I’m afraid those of you with readers similar to Jalapeno Dude’s will still have multiple entries show up as “already read”, but you will at least get pinged whenever a new archive page is initiated.
However, since the RSS feed will now be pushing readers into the archives (instead of the front page), the new archive pages will feature increased advertising. (Roughly equivalent to the front page.)
Which allows me to address another semi-frequent topic of e-mail: “How can I support the site?” or “Where’s your Paypal tip jar?”
I don’t have a Paypal tip jar (and probably won’t have one any time soon), but thank you for asking. If you want to send me a tip, it’s just as productive to buy one of my products linked to on the left. Dream Machine Productions features RPG supplements and audio books ranging in price from $2 to $20. And it’s even better than tipping, because you get a nifty RPG supplement out of the deal!
If you don’t want any of my books, but you still want to support the site, then you might consider clicking through my Amazon associate links. Many of the books I talk about get linked to through associate links. (For example, if you were to buy a Kindle through my associate link, you’d be taking care of my hosting fees for half a year or more.) But even if you aren’t interested in the specific books I’m linking to, if you click through the link before completing any order with Amazon, the site garners a small commission from the sale.
Okay, that’s enough site maintenance jabber. Tomorrow we’ll pick up with more content that you actually care about.
