"Discoverd Mudcat about a month ago and immediately joined and started a thread on "lesser known folk groups". I had over 50 resposones even though I was brand new. It was great! (and most helpful and educational) Maybe your posts are to difficult, to sketchy, about to obscure a subject, repetitive of other recent threads, do not strike a responsive chord with "folkies", or just at the wrong time. A thread seems to last only a day or two so if you do not hit the right people (those interested in your thread) on those one or two days, it simply gets lost. Hang in there! Check out the recent threads about newbies and you will gain a lot of info on how to use Mudcat to its fullest. Also, JOIN! Its got to be one of the best deals on the web.