rec folk music - 100 threads takes one back to the 12th of January. Over two weeks.

Mudcat. 100 threads takes one back slightly over 24 hours.

Face it - the volume of traffic on the 'cat is what causes some people problems.

It's a lot easier to overlook an off topic discussion if it is the only one you see for days.

But with a hundred threads in 15 days - I see rec.music.folk as a "play by mail" chess game more then any kind of forum.

the mudcat, on the other hand, frequently approaches realtime communication.

My opinions.