I've been a voyeur at a side show know as the "mark pilgrim experience". Mark has created a website that monitors the changes that Dave Winer makes in his posts at Scripting News. Clever? Why yes it is. It feeds the reality TV-watching crowd that most of America has become. It's a boxing match with words and technology. It's like watching NASCAR for the accidents.
I for one am sick of it. Dave has pulled out of the fight, and Mark responded by writing a disclaimer.
Mark, I used to read your posts often and they made me think. Your descriptions of your impending marriage to your wife were oddly similar to my own. I felt as though I knew you (as much as one can online) but now I find that I am embarrassed to say that.
Please go back to what you are good at: websites, code, accessabilty and standards. Use this experience to mature your personality before the wine turns to vinegar. Or, just learn the hard way. Wait until the next peer group review in the "real world" when someone comes up to you and says "Hey, aren't you the guy that fought with Dave Winer of that RSS stuff?" instead of "Hey, aren't you that champion for web standards and accessability?"
Good luck.
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