Jeri, Send that to Max. I was supposed to be compiling such a beastie for him but haven't had time (too busy reading BS threads). Max will be delighted.

Joe, I don't like cocktail parties either, but I find it different here. If I'm not in the mood to join in a particular conversation here, then I don't have to. I can browse the threads 'till I find one that suits my "mood of the day".

I would say that the only problem I have with Mudcat is that I don't get time to READ IT ALL. Yes, there are times that I lurk in the Tavern and haven't a clue what the conversation is all about. But that doesn't seem to matter much 'cos thread creep is so accepted that you can say whatever you like and folks will respond or not as it pleases them.

There really isn't any need for anyone to feel that we are a clique here. We don't exclude anyone. The only difference in treatment that a long time user gets is , they will receive more of those playful insults that you can only use if you've known someone a long time. We tend to be slighly kinder to newcomers.

If you want to talk more about music, just go ahead, keep talking, someone will eventually pick up. The one thing I've found is that sometimes I say something that no one else is interested in. It used to bother me, but now I've realised that, it's nothing personal, just the way things are. So I don't let it bother me if I try to start a topic and no one is interested. So what, there's plenty of other discussions going on that I can join in if I choose.

Bert.