I've made the mistake of not searching first, many times. It took me awhile to learn how to use the DigiTrad and Forum searches. I'm getting better and TRY to do a search first but sometimes even that doesn't work. Yesterday I had a question about a song and did a search for the title I had, "Maggie Lawder." The search turned up a blank. As it turned out, if I had searched "Maggie Lauder" I would have found just about everything I wanted! It's sometimes difficult to try to imagine all the different spellings of names, etc. and check out all of them.

I think one reason we sometimes just start a new thread is that the Mudcat is so darn GOOD and efficient! I always look forward to the various comments that are forthcoming, and it's fun to get to know some of the really interesting and knowledgeable people who lurk here. One learns so much by asking questions on the Forum.

Still, I'll try to always search first, though I can't say how much I appreciate the attitude of those who say - and continually prove - that they enjoy answering questions and providing information. I count myself among them, though I don't have near the amount of answers or information that others have.

(I love that quote from Foolestroupe!)

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