Great story, Jim. Serves as a good reminder that what we post here at the 'Cat may be important to somebody else, so it's important to take care with what you post. If you're posting lyrics, tune, or background information for a song, try to be as complete and accurate as you can be. Also, try to keep all discussion of a song in a single thread, so all the information people provide about that song can be seen at once. If you want to respond to an old thread, use the filter or search engine to find that thread, and then post a reply to the existing thread - don't start a new thread on the same subject.
If you know the songwriter's name, please be sure to include it. If not, put "unknown" or "traditional" (whichever is appropriate). Sometimes, people even post songs they've written themselves and don't include their name as songwriter - that can really be confusing and frustrating. Remember that the Mudcat Forum is a primary source of lyrics for the Digital Tradition, and it's important for us to maintain the reputation of our database as the best folk songbook the world has ever seen.
-Joe Offer-