Well, 1998 was in the heyday of ArsDigita, so that may have been why that policy went the way of Slashdot's Beanie Awards. That or lecture halls crammed with b

Well, 1998 was in the heyday of ArsDigita, so that may have been why that policy went the way of Slashdot's Beanie Awards. That or lecture halls crammed with belligerent hobos.