Childish Red Herrings

Okay people. I've been on the Internet since the early 90s. Back in the days of Usenet newsgroups I played along when, post by post, people debated all sorts of issues by the glow of VAX terminals. I was there when people were obsessed with Kibo, and The Well and the early throes of cyberpunk. It was a heady time.

I've witnessed the various forms of online debate in it's multitude of Vishnu-like forms. Sorry if I sound cocky - but none of the back-and-forth on weblog comment pages is really new.