I have an area between two houses that has for years lost a lot of soil due to water runoff from the front roof. That runoff is now resolved via gutters and a drainage pipe to the back, so now the struggle is what to do in building the terrain back up flat, best cover plants, etc.

The first thought is to just throw down some top soil to build it back up level and then grass seed, but I'm betting that's the wrong way to approach it, especially since it's now cooler and heading into winter. I could just wait until next year, but I'd like to repair what I can beyond just putting dirt down (which could still erode and be a mess).

The area had lost probably a few inches of top soil and grass from original construction, down to the clay substrate. There is some tree coverage as well, so it's partial shade which I know is problematic for good grass growth. I'm open to other cover plants, but it does have semi-regular foot traffic with landscapers, kids, pets, etc.

Is there a reasonably quick fix to do something?

There's been a definite uptick on spam bots lately, all Kbin users. I've been reporting them as I see them while browsing new, but it gets tedious. Sorry about the report spam, mods. Does the new user registration need to be tightened up any?

Did it come true? Maybe.

This feels like a stupid question, but there's plenty of techniques out there that more expert coders use that I don't know about. How do you preserve minor or major changes you may have made to a script made by someone else while still being able to update any new changes they have? Besides the obvious way of saving your changes somewhere and reinserting them.

I don't see a way to make most/all links open to a new tab. I like this because it is/feels faster than going back with the browser back arrow, and I'd think it would eliminate a lot of reloading calls as well as maintains where you last were.