and what about the chat column? On the Mudcat singarounds, a lot of us post frequently in the chat. 1) it is record of what songs were sung and often the lyrics or links to the links are given 2) there isn't much time for discussion out-loud as there are many people awaiting a turn to sing. So the chat section is where we can give more info about the songs, and our associations with and reactions to the songs.

But I have found that in some situations, organisers admonish people not to chat too much (one even has a stated limit of two comments per person) The reason is that while some people enjoy comments other people find that they are distracting. Now, I have to say that the main place I find objection to commenting is on workshops where people are learning songs. But it has happened in singalongs as well.

some singalongs have endless congratuatory comments - "great singing", "wonderful song" but little else.

Do you have any opinions about chat etiquette?