Well, I'm not talking about lyrics we already have - for those, a link is best, since it's a waste to re-post what we already have. I DO think it's important to post lyrics we DON'T have, except when they're pop lyrics that aren't likely to be of interest to folk musicians.
I also note that some people link offsite to lyrics that we have right here - sometimes, those offsite lyrics come from the Digital Tradition in the fist place.
If you link to offsite lyrics, than some Mudcat/DT harvester has to check the link to see if we already have the song.
I know there's a temptation to just link to sheet music at Levy, and that's nice - but it would be even nice if people would transcribe the lyrics (and maybe the tune) for us.
-Joe Offer-