Web 2.0 brings a lot of wonderful ideas and developments to the internet at large. Collaborative efforts can bring new ideas, new technologies, and new viewpoints into what could many times be a strict one sided interpretation. However, one also has to wonder if the depth of content of the message can be lost with too many "cooks stirring the stew." As nearly every news story now provides users the ability to comment, I have noticed numerous discussions that often make my head hurt from the triviality or simple stupidity of user comments. I have also found some very intelligent conversation pieces, but they are often overshadowed by those of lesser intelligence.
I am not commenting or believing that everyone's points do not have value, but allowing anyone and everyone to comment can create an overwhelming sense of hubris and self importance that reduces the value of the discussion. If one has to read through pages of Broncoz Rul to reach a valid discussion on NFL players and handgun use, the intelligent thoughts are often overlooked and lost to time.
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