One big improvement that has happened to Mudcat recently is the ability to cross-link related threads. I'm referring to the list of links that appears at the top of some threads. Joe is the only person I know of who can create these links. I am happy to report that he is willing to accept lists from others, if the topic is music-related, and if you carefully and thoroughly research it, and give him a list in a format that is easy for him to use. Here's an example of a list of items I sent him in a personal message (PM):

    Marrow Bones / Old Woman from Wexford / etc.
     SongID= 1797, 3870, 4451, 5775, 6896, 7347
     ThreadID= 404, 3697, 34005, 50419

(For those who aren't familiar with what the numbers mean, if you plug the number into one of the following URLs:

    http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1797
     http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=404

you get either a song in the DT or a thread in the forum, respectively.)

I have given Joe mainly lists of songs and threads about songs, but I've also compiled lists of threads about busking and about nursing-home gigs. There are lots of good topics that no one has tackled yet. For instance, I'd like to see a list of threads about producing and selling your own CD. (I'll do it someday if nobody else does, but I'd be happy to see someone else do it.) If you have a favorite music-related topic that you'd like to see cross-linked in this way, go for it! Maybe Joe will supply some more pointers.

(I think there is a limitation that no one thread or song can appear in more than one list. Joe, please clarify if this isn't true.)

So, little by little, we are getting Mudcat better organized.

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DT Songs can appear in any number of groups, but threads only in one group - for now.
Jeff has grouping revisions in the works, and his refinements look wonderful.
-Joe-