I wish every negative comment about Dave Winer and Robert Scoble was accompanied with little symbols that indicate whether or not the person making the comment appreciates Dave for his work on blogging and RSS and Robert for his work on business blogging and Channel 9.  That way, I could ignore all the irrational people who don’t think these two do great work.  I could limit my reading to comments that are more likely to be valid criticisms.

Personally, I take everything I read at Dave’s and Robert’s blogs with a grain of salt.  I know that their posts are often written in haste – many bloggers write that way.  Get over it.

I’ve been reading Dave’s blog for a LONG time. Through Dave’s blog, I’ve read a fair amount of Rogers Cadenhead’s stuff, too. I know that they have a long history of friendship and collaboration.

Both Rogers and Dave are thinkers, leaders and builders.

The recent dispute is a bummer. Not because these two guys feel wronged on this particular issue, but more because they probably won’t be collaborating again soon.

Like Scoble, I don’t know who is right and who is wrong. And I don’t know who has legal grounds and who doesn’t. It’s not really my business. I do hope, though, that Dave and Rogers shake hands at some point and continue working together. Good luck to you both.