The RSS/TTS debate takes an interesting turn

The Tech Memeorandum archive reveals an interesting progression from Tuesday night to Wednesday There was a shift in tone from "You're stealing my content"/"No, I'm not", to "That's not the right way to use my content"/"OK, maybe there is a better way" 24 hours later. One reason why much of the heat has dissipated, and the battle has morphed into a search for a middle ground may be that women have entered the discussion. While this started with the men riding out to shoot up the cattle rustlers, the womenfolk are now asking questions and looking for answers.

Is this sexist generalization? Perhaps, but based on the two Tech Memorandum snapshots I'd much rather read a discussion dominated by Shelley Powers, Susan Mernit, Denise Howell and Jeneane Sessum, than Mike Rundle and Om Malik. No offense meant guys.

As long as I've got myself down in this gender-biased pit, I also find it amusing to see how the two "sides?" "teams?" (OK boy, stop digging) reacted to the H-Bomb. Om folded the minute Palfrey arrived: