Simply put, I have yet to see a better visual way to organize thread than Mudcat. It is simple and readable. I trace threads I'm particularly interested in. But I do ignore 95% of threads for various reasons. I must miss some threads that I would have really liked - but that's mostly because the name of a thread doesn't catch my attention or doesn't tell the whole story (hell, they all do that . . .)

It's not perfect, but there's no place like this that I'm aware of and I need to be here. My church is the same place as is the local folk music scene, etc.

That being said I've told dozens of friends about the site (and more with my Mudcat t-shirt) and none have ever become regulars here. This place could have tens of thousands of members but it doesn't because only a few "folkies" are drawn to regularly hang out here.

Thanks to Max and Joe & Joe Clones for this place.

Blackcatter