Hello again Mark, I had either forgotten that this list had a public archive or i never knew, it is some years since I joined up. Thank you for remedying the situation, I fully agree with the action you took, as I understand it to Google 'All' information contains treasures for if not worldwide consumption then at least their own "world domination databases". If it turns out that the group reverses your decision, at least I am now aware and can self censor my posts in future.
Best Regards, George.

On 16/09/2022 11:44, Mark Rogers via Peterboro wrote:
For those of you who weren't aware, the PLUG mailing list is archived
and that archive is, or at least was, public. This is how it's always
been and it's likely most people hadn't thought about it or been aware
of it.

Very often when Googling for a solution to something you'll find an
answer on a public mailing list archive - these are very useful.
However it's unlikely that a local LUG list like ours will contain any
treasures for worldwide consumption, and following a discussion off
list I have today made the archive private, as it seems more common to
find people who are more reluctant to say things publicly.

If anyone feels this is a poor decision please say so - preferably
here so it can be discussed, but off-list if you wish. (It would seem
odd to make an argument about the importance of public archiving, but
want to make that argument privately, but maybe there's a reason!)

IMPORTANT: I'm not a supreme leader around here, if the group decides
that the archive should be re-enabled then I will re-enable it. So
keep that in mind until a consensus has been reached. (If you want to
email me your views on this privately on that basis then please do.)

Please note that this isn't a guarantee that mails posted here won't
be visible publicly. I've logged into the admin interface and switched
the "public" setting off, that's it. I accept no liability if it turns
out there's more to it than that! (It would be helpful if others can
verify the list archive is no longer visible.)

Mark

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