Still pingbackable
Kryogenix: Unless I'm missing something, Intertwingly is no longer pingbackable. My policy at the moment is that the specific entry pages (/blog/xxx.html) are eligable for trackback and/or pingback, but not my daily archives (/blog/yyyy/mmm/dd#xxxx).
As to the rest of the sentiments, it seems to me that one could view pingback as nothing more than an automated "look at me". Not that I mind at all...