Sometimes, people post a request for lyrics in a thread that already has exactly the lyrics they seek. That makes me think that what they're looking at is an incomplete version of the thread through a search engine, or something like that. Sometimes, Mudcatters respond harshly to newcomers who don't seem to see the obvious. I think that newcomers have a different perception of what we see here, and it's important for us to understand what they perceive.

I think most of us agree that we need to do something more to control our Guests. I really like Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day project (and the favorable mention they continually give to Mudcat). The project, which is technically masterminded by Simon Holland of propergandaonline.com, has a very nice forum for discussing each song. The forum asks the poster's name and e-mail address (which is not displayed in the Forum). Some posts are not displayed immediately, and the forum shows that the message is being held for moderator review - I'm not sure what triggers the holding for review. Whatever the case, requiring a name and e-mail address for Guest posts would allow us to contact requesters to ensure they get the information they request.

-Joe-