Alison,

Yes indeed. It was only when he and Lady McMoo organised the recent Mudcat Eurogathering and put their photos on a website for the event that I made the connection between their Mudcat identities and the couple that I knew from trad. Irish sessions in Brussels going back ten years or more.

It was also Mooman who alerted me to the epic "Campsite at Drumcree" thread: I saw some of its more toxic predecessors, but the campsite thread is a beauty, a masterpiece of collective creativity. I cried so much with with laughter that I had difficulty reading parts of it.

I've been thinking that we should launch a "free the Drumcree IV" campaign because, for some strange reason, when I use the search engine, it's the toxic threads that come up, whereas the Campsite one remains incommunicado. Maybe it's held in "separate accommodation" in Castlreagh?

Even if its appeal is limited, it's such a classic that it deserves to be taken up in one of the classic lists on the FAQ page. Any takers?