The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63230 Message #1025250
Posted By: Charley Noble
26-Sep-03 - 03:02 PM
Thread Name: How did you feel as a newbie on Mudcat?
Subject: RE: How did you feel as a newbie on Mudcat?
I remember one of my friends encouraged me for over a year to check in here back in 2000. I thought he was wasting a whole lot of time on his "Mudcat addiction." Finally, I gave it a try, scrolled through some old threads, checked out what people had to say about obscure folk music topics, got familar with the interface, and decided it was very intersting. I was able to recover some songs from fragments that I'd been working with for years. As a songwriter I had fun responding to song challenges, and received some good advice on other song projects. I love some of the outrageous stories that are periodically generated, and the outrageous puns. Initially, I felt wary about posting my own comments, and only did so as a "guest" for about a year. Now I'm confident enough to post under my assumed Mudcat name.
When traveling, Mudcat has been an outstanding resource for locating music contacts in unfamilar cities, something which was often impossible to do before Mudcat. I can now put faces to some of the friendly talented members who frequent this site.
I probably don't post as much as I used to do during my initial "I'm in a candy store and look at everything that's here" period but I still feel it's the most satisfying community website I've ever experienced, warts and all!
Cheerily,
Charley Noble