BlueJay, I am one who disagrees. I prefer the Newsgroup format. The biggest advantage to me is where the equivilant of thread creep occurs as it is much easier to follow the legs or sub threads that you want to read. I also like the use of quoting which is common in newsgroups.

To me, the biggest thing Mudcat has to offer is a group of friendly people willing to exchange more than just plain musical knowledge (and there is a wealth of knowledge here). I know we have our bad moments but in all honesty, Mudcat is by far the best place that I know of on the internet for this.

Jon