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Thread #55852   Message #1383574
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
20-Jan-05 - 04:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone)
Subject: RE: ADD: Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone)
Azizi, I may have misunderstood, but you said you couldn't find "Strange Fruit." It is in the DT.

Lyrics and Knowledge 'Search' is peculiar to say the least. Use no quotes. Use no caps. Use the shortest 'key' word or phrase possible- A lot of unwanted stuff may come up, but the one you are looking for should be there somewhere (if it is). Try alternate spellings. There are mis-spellings in lots of thread titles; mudcats are notoriously poor spellers. Old songs may have alternate titles- if you are lucky, you will hit one that appeared in Mudcat. Sometimes even the oldtimers here miss, and start a duplicate thread, adding to the problem of finding what one is searching for.

FAQ is poorly organized and parts are near incomprehensible, but I caught a few bare bones from it.

Post new songs with- Lyr. Add: in front of the title.

To make Links within and outside Mudcat- Go to FAQ. Scroll down Table of Contents to 'Technical Advice.' Click on 'Basic Mudcat HTML.'
To link a mudcat thread- scroll down a ways in this section and find 'for a thread'- Look at the string of stuff there, starting with Enter practice search in Search box, and an old practice thread should come up (if not create a new practice thread). Then try a few links until they come out right.
Below that, find the formula to link to a song in the DT.

Go back up near the beginning to find the formula for outside links.
Try making these as well.