Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
"Mike Lyle" writes:

As a matter of interest, and without any critical intent, why do
some people like to keep their messages out of the archive? Nothing
much I say is worth looking up, but I don't feel a particular need
to suppress my remarks. Is it just privacy, or is there some other
advantage I haven't thought of?

It clearly isn't privacy, as posts are not private. It is used by
trolls to prevent people pointing out their inconsistencies, but I
don't know of another use.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

http://livinginternet.com/u/ua_prev.htm
Summary: You can prevent most Usenet archives from recording your newsgroup
postings.

Remember that newsgroup archives save all messages on the Usenet, and other
people will be able to retrieve your postings months and years later. You
may not want this to happen for a couple of different reasons:

a.. Time. Your message is an informational type with a short time span of
interest, like a notice for a weekly seminar, and doesn't add any long term
value to the Usenet.
a.. Personal. You are discussing sensitive or personal subjects, or you
have other privacy reasons.
pk