MMario, I mentioned rec.music.folk because it is the only other discussion forum on-line I am aware of that doesn't have a specific ethnic focus, and which welcomes posters from many different backgrounds.

I compare that (slow as it might be for some) to what seems to be an increasingly narrow music focus here.

I'm not trying to quibble, as your opinions are every bit as worthy as mine, but clarify my comparison between Mudcat and rec.music.folk. I'm trying to use it as an apples and apples analogy. For me, it seems easier than dragging in the oranges to prove the apples are right!