Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz again takes on the topic of CRUD and REST
"In one of my previous posts (Rest: good, bad and ugly), I made a passing comment, about how I think using CRUD in RESTful service is a bad practice. I received a few comments / questions asking why do I say that – so what’s wrong with CRUD and REST?
On the surface, it seems like a very good fit (both technically and architecturally), however scratch that surface, and you’d see that it isn’t a good fit for either."
http://www.rgoarchitects.com/nblog/2009/06/23/CRUDIsBadForREST.aspx




