In general, I appreciate the gig announcements. I've learned a lot about performers and venues in the process of reading them. We have PermaThreads* for performers and venues that post often - but they don't always get used. I do find it tedious where there are three or more threads advertising the same performance, or when people go overboard in self-promotion.
I wonder if some people don't understand that they can bring an older thread back to life by retrieving it with the Filter on our Forum Menu, and then simply posting a message with the word "refresh" in the text box if they have nothing new to say.
Our threads are active on the Forum Menu for 24 hours after the most recent post - but they can always be refreshed for additional 24-hour periods.

-Joe Offer, Mudcat Archivist-

*If you need an edited PermaThread for recurring announcements or special projects, contact me by personal message or joe@mudcat.org