I think the problem is going to be cutting the number of good threads to include down to a manageable number.

And I think the most important factor in deciding which to use would be to pick out some that demonstrate the ways the Mudcat does things that would not be possible through another medium, such as books or magazines or newsletters or conferences.

The first special thing is the Mudcat's way with space. I'm thinking of the way the Mudcat links people and sources that would be highly unlikely to come together, and out of that something of real value comes into the light or is brought into existence.

And the other special thing about this type of communication relates to time. On the one hand there is the speed with which it can operate - and on the other, the way that questions and explorations can be left on one side, and then fanned into life at a later stage.