Joe: As I understand the term "rhetorical question" it means you don't really want an answer—you just want to make us think. I'll answer your questions anyway.

1.        I use the filter every day. Usually I put "Lyr" in the filter box. I spend a lot more time looking at the filtered list than I do the unfiltered list. Once in a while I'll put something different in the box if I'm looking for a specific thread and I remember part of the title.

2.        Whenever I post lyrics, I change the message title to "Lyr Add:" followed by the song title in all caps, followed by the songwriter's name (if known and if there is room) in upper- and lower-case, in parentheses:

        Lyr Add: WRECKING BALL (G Welch, D Rawlings)

If the author is unknown, but I'm posting a specific performer's version, I'll use the performer's name instead, with the word "from":

        Lyr Add: GAME OF ALL FOURS (from Norma Waterson)

When I'm not posting lyrics, I never change the message title.

3.        I haven't read the FAQ for a long time, but considering that you may have revised them, or I may have forgotten something, I guess I'd better read them again.

I like Joe's idea of letting people make up their own prefixes, and later making them "official" if they catch on. Here are my suggestions:

Song: -- for when you're asking for information about a song, or posting information about a song, and it doesn't fit into any of the established categories. (You're not asking for lyrics, or chords, or tune.) This would fit a lot of questions like, Who performed this? Who wrote this? Can you recommend a good recording? What does the line ---- mean?

Artist: -- ditto, for when you're posting info about (or asking questions about) a certain performer, songwriter, or band.

Venue: -- (you can figure this out)

Gig: -- (ditto)

Album: -- (ditto)