Problem with WordPress 

I know there are WordPress geeks hanging out on the OPML blogs. Maybe one of you has an idea what might be happening with my podcast clip game site. I spelled out the problem on the theme maker's forum here, since the error goes away when I switch to a more basic theme. I haven't used WordPress much, so I'm not at all sure, but I have a feeling the root of the trouble might be in basing my theme on an older theme made for a previous version of WordPress? I dread to think of starting over, because I like the way it's looking, but sometimes it's better to cut your losses early on.

Later: No joy from the thememaker. He says it's beyond his scope. So I posted to a different thread on the WP support forum.

A little indicator that RSS can replace e-mail? 

The method probably would be very appropriate to adopt for the OPML Editor 1.0 support site. In my notes about how to handle user help, I whine about Yahoo groups and Manila DGs but don't propose anything better. I need to get back to the 1.0 site. I told Dave that I was going to weeks ago, and I haven't and I feel bad about it.

My new project described 

Cross-posted from the Clip of the Week about page:

What it is and how to play

This is an experiment to present a podcast game in a widget, but you also can play by visiting the site or subscribing to a feed.

The idea is you listen to a very brief clue clip, then try to guess: who is speaking; from which podcast; and the context surrounding the remark. After a day or so, the answer will be posted (still thinking about how to handle that part).

Ways to play:

1. Come to the home page of the blog and play the clip on the page.

2. Subscribe to an RSS feed: there’s one for the clips and answers: or you can sub to a special feed with just the clips, if you’re more of a gamer and want to control when you see the solution.

3. Play the clue in a widget. There are two so far: a Google gadget that you can put on your personalized Google start page; and a Javascript include that puts the current clip on any kind of blog or web page.

Which widget do you think should come next? Yahoo?

Not I 

This 19-year-old Mormon MySpace Amyloo is not me. The way Technorati keeps dipping and fluxuating and shucking and jiving, she's apt to pass me up at any moment. I think I'll start following her life.