I do a lot of searching through old threads looking for songs that need to be harvested for DigiTrad, and I have a few suggestions for how you can make my job easier:

When posting lyrics:

1. Always put the song title in the Subject line of your message. Most of the time, people don't use the subject line at all, but leave it as is (which is often something like "RE: Lyr Req: A gospel song about a bird"). If you're going to post lyrics, please change the subject line to something appropriate (like "Lyr Add: THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD").

2. Please post only one song per message.

3. Always post song titles in all caps. (I mean the title at the top of the song. You don't need to capitalize the same phrase every time it occurs within the song.) It's also helpful to use all caps for the word CHORUS. It makes these things easier to find. Don't use all caps otherwise. (OK, even I sometimes use all caps to emphasize an occasional word, but please do this sparingly.)

4. If you know the author, put the author's name right after the title, in parentheses. If the song is traditional, please identify the region or ethnic group it comes from, for example (Traditional Irish) or (Traditional African-American slave).

5. Please check your spelling, especially in thread titles, song titles, and artists' names. Posting these things with a misspelled word may make it impossible to find with a search later.

6. But don't let these rules intimidate you. I'd rather have you post lyrics full of errors than not post lyrics at all.