Tom's taken the necessary steps to collect your thoughts on the /toot controversy, and as a result we are looking into a means for folks to recuse themselves from this digital vaporous effrontery, should they so choose.
Until such a remedy can be applied, I'm encouraging those who find offense with /toot to do as one might in the real world: ignore it, while finding the farthest point possible from the auditory offender.
This thread is now closed, a not-so-subtle hint on how we'll handle this particular debate in the future.
Best,
Aether