Max, by "rival" I only meant we are another folk site - I put it in quotes as I thought it would be taken as being ironic rather than anyone reading that I thought there was really a competetion - I'm sorry you had to read an alternative interpretation into it. I have said it before and will say it again. There is no attempt to compete and even if there was, I know Mudcat would win the day. I read alt.banjo, rec.music.folk, rec.music.celtic, bbc, folkinfo and here and find I can get something different out of each - more in fact than I can get out of any one idividual site.

You are of course quite in order to think me an asshole if you wish.

Getting back to the more basics, I honestly thought I was putting in a good word for your (collective) current efforts here and how much I like them rather than attacking you. I have re-read and see I've even said I prefer one of your design features to one of mine...