I don't know if he had intended to put the REST zealotry to rest, but Martin Fowler and Roy field seem to be on the same page when it comes to level 2 REST. I submitted this to HN a few weeks ago, I'm posting it here again:

http://roy.gbiv.com/untangled/2009/it-is-okay-to-use-post

I hope these 2 blog posts will just stop people from equating REST to full HTTP.