One of the wonderful things I noticed about meeting Mudcatters in person, both at Old Songs & then at my house this weekend is that we just picked up the conversation from where we'd left off on in Mudcat threads. In other words, we built on what we already knew of each other. I've found the Mudcatters I've met to be delightful & to be "in character" of what I expected of them from their postings. Also, yes, several times, I have sent personal email to people in response to things they've posted on Mudcat & various people have sent personal mail to me. There' more communication going on here than meets the eye &, generally, it's great!bbc