Janice, you & I have met at NOMAD, the past couple of years. I'm Barbara from New York. bbc happens to be my initials & I use it because that is how everyone now knows me. I regularly sign as Barbara & have never hidden who, what, or where I am. Although I've been a Mudcat member for several years, I am not an insider, if that means a frequent poster. I am not a performer; I am audience, a lover of the music & the musicians. If there is some chat in the event-based threads--at least for my part--it's because I only get to see most of these friends I've made over Mudcat 1-3 times a year at said events. The intent is not to exclude others. If fact, that's the main reason I am not very active in Mudcat, these days; it's gotten too chatty & too negative.