Hey, Max, just what did you have in mind when you created this monstrosity? Did you have any idea what all this would come to?
I guess it was October 1996 when the forum started. I found it a month or two after that, and it was already going strong. I had been in similar forums, but none worked quite so well as this one. The Prodigy folk forum was the most fun I had before Mudcat, but it was too full of pop-folk fans who knew the stars but not the music. Then there was a BBS in Maine, but the people just didn't have enough to talk about to keep the discussion going (Ayep. Mainers aren't known for verbosity, but I sure had some good lobster when I went to visit.) Rec.music.folk has some wonderful information at times, but it can get too full of flamers and singer-songwriters. The Catholic newsgroup I tried was monstrous - too many people with right-wing agendas.
But then there's Mudcat. Somehow, the chemistry works pretty darn well here. While certain types of threads may get tiresome, there's always a friendly, interesting discussion going on about SOMETHING, and everybody seems to have such a good time.
Max, you done good. It's nice to be here.
-Joe Offer-