I suspect bert might be right there - in which case I'd hope it's transitional, and that as we get more used to it, more of us will wish to revive and continue old discussions that we weren't part of.

Some of the requests for songs are just that - bingo, and the right answer comes flying back. Convenient, but of not much wider interest. But the interesting ones are the ones that uncover little known variations, or trace a song back though its changes to some striking story. (Spancil Hill being of course the marvel here.)

The supersearch should in time thin out the straight request for information. But it could well increase the latter type.

How do you set about shifting the default from 1 day to 3 days? I didn't know you could do that. And does it put the Mudcat's resources under greater strain? Because breakdowns are a real pain - there's always the fear that someday it won't come back, and there we will be, all scattered around the planet out of touch, except maybe through email ("racing snail mail").