OK, it's obvious I'm new to this blog thing. With all the reference to Trackbacks and Pings in the settings panels, you'd think there would be some sort of explanation in the manual telling what they are. There isn't. So, for me and all the other oblivious newbies out there-what is a trackback and is it something that I want to occur, how should I set the settings and I'm open to any other gratuitous assistance that might help me in that area.

Thanks!

Trackback at Wikipedia, via Google.

You might want to also take a look at the Ultimate Trackback Help Guide.