Should I be using Trackbacks?

Should I be using trackbacks to notify those who I link to in my posts? If so I have a lot of catching up to do.

I turn them off, on all sites.

I turn them off as well I find them to be a nuisance and I don't approve trackbacks.

I've never used them...

It seems like linkbacks (refbacks, trackbacks, and pingbacks) all got spammed to death.

Spings were a hot thing a few years ago, but I don't think it is effective in 2009.

Yea, I suggest you turn them off too.

I remove the trackback links from the code, but I separate inbound links and trackbacks from comments and display them as a way to encourage people to link to an article from a related article. It does encourage inbound links.

With WordPress, trackbacks get a nofollow attribute assigned to them, so it should not negatively affect the page and is essentially a one-way link to my sites. I do check each one to make sure it does not lead to a porn site or a page with malicious code.

I haven't ever used them either. And don't even plan doing it ever in the future.

I find loads of forums allowing trackbacks and I guess it can also help gain more readers and members in a forum but I wonder if it has benefits in site or forums?