Oh, shit.
I see this has become another one of those threads. I'm getting lots of e-mails, asking why what this deleted, and why wasn't that deleted, and why don't we ban L..... C..... People, please ignore this thread. It's reserved for our usual nutters....

Actually, there are a number of very rational posts amidst the morass. Please ignore the nutter posts - there are too many to sort out. And you know, maybe if you see a thread titled "Occupy English Folk Music," you should be able to figure out it's going to be a stupid thread, and maybe you shouldn't take it too seriously.

I no longer handle "disciplinary" moderation. Max has appointed a new team to do that; and that gives me more time to do music research, which is my passion. I think you will find that the music research threads at Mudcat are as good as they've always been (and the stupid threads really aren't any stupider than they used to be). If you do have complaints or questions about "disciplinary" moderation, address them to max@mudcat.org. Better yet, just stay out of threads that are bound to be stupid, and you'll be a lot happier.

Oh, and if it's about music stuff, PermaThreads, technical stuff or correction of mistakes, or registration, I'm still joe@mudcat.org.

-Joe Offer, Mudcat Archivist-