One of the best things about Mudcat is that the threads are titled. If the title does not strike your fancy, you do not have to open it. If it does and you open it only to find that it has no interest in it, the BACK button will get you out in just seconds. You do not have to read all of the threads. My biggest gripe is that the really good BS threads get so big so fast that one is discouraged from entering it because as number 87 your voice will probably be lost. If you are not there at the start, its hard to get in and get noticed because you might be commenting on #4 but that is long past by #87. There is so much to learn about music and Mudcat is one place to get a lot of musical (and other) knowledge.