Well. no insuperable objections so far.

Susan, I am not exactly sure what you mean by "just do it" You want me to hack into shorty and set up a new category? I don't think so. But if there is no new Folk Venues category set up, then the idea is a dead duck. Or perhaps you think I should search back through every thread for mentions of a venue and post a link in the Links section? Yeah, right. I don't think so.

I am confident that enough people would post to this category to make it worth while. After all look how many "Lyr.Add" threads there are, and many more people have venue information to share than have a new song to share. And let me reiterate once more, THIS WOULD ENTAIL NO ADDITIONAL WORK FOR ANYONE !

McGrath, I fail to see why a amorphous conglomeration of linked sites would work better than what I am suggesting, when the infrastructure already exists at Mudcat to accomplish the objective far more efficiently. It's all very well to suggest that more people should run websites, maybe they should, but many more people are able and willing to post a thread on Mudcat than are able to maintain a website.

I am also convinced that there are many "lurkers" (God I hate that word) out there who are perhaps too shy to make their initial post to Mudcat, but who would welcome the chance to make a real and valuable contribution to the Forum, rather than going down the "BS: What color knickers does your granny wear ?" road.

All that is needed is an additional Folk Venues category. I would be perfectly willing to draft a list of suggestions and guidelines for contributors and keep it refreshed daily. As Spaw pointed out, thread titling consistency would be of the essence.

Murray