ALERT: The recent mudcat problems are due to Search Engine Robots and Adware/Spyware installed on mudcat members' computers. Specifically something called FunWebProducts. There is an article about it here: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/web/2003/1208web2.html. Apparently its driving Web Masters crazy all over the world.
I have gotten the Robots under control, now please do your part.
I encourage everyone to download and run spybot to rid your computer of this, and probable hundreds more adware and spyware software.