I am preparing a proposal for support from a folk society, and my inside man says that it would be a good idea to list some threads that would be considered historically important. He says:

I think it would help our cause to be able to point to a couple of key threads which show the importance of Mudcat to the folk community. One of them is the "Walt Robertson thread". It shows that Mudcat has some historical value and is a good example of something that needs to be permanently archived. I'm a relative newcomer to Mudcat, so I'm not familiar with a lot of what has gone on there in the past. I'm sure you can think of some other significant threads. What I'd like is the links to a few significant threads. Maybe you can ask some other members (like Dick Greenhaus) for some favorites. With the links we can suggest to the Board that they have a look at them before the meeting.

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I think a paragraph here about the significance of Mudcat to the folk community would be appropriate. It should include a few links to significant threads. These threads could include lyric requests, commentaries on folk songs (I think there was something about John Henry), historical aspects of the folk community (eg Walt Robertson thread), and ways that Mudcat has helped bring folkies together.

This thread has some good stuff (http://www.mudcat.thread.cfm?threadid=26366), what else?