With redesign, Deja.com drifts from its humble Usenet roots Internet/Weblog Culture6/5/2000; 7:09:35 AM March 19, 2000: "Should this continue, it's entirely possible that this gloriously diverse global party -- the greatest continuous shouting match in the history of computer communications -- will simply fade into irrelevance."

All good things come to an end, sooner or later.

Perhaps weblogs will fulfill people's need to engage in shouting matches. (On the other hand, those don't tend to work too well in the weblog world... Spontaneous Community Destruction tends to occur.)