In article ,
"p.k." writes:
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| 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.
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| http://livinginternet.com/u/ua_prev.htm

At a brief glance, that site looks amusing, informative but not
necessarily accurate.

| 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.

Actually, looking at such things years later can be useful, and
marking those no archive might reduce the volume by - oh - 0.1%
Gee.

| a.. Personal. You are discussing sensitive or personal subjects, or you
| have other privacy reasons.

D'oh! The author of that was clearly having a blond moment. Do I
really need to explain why?


In article ,
writes:
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| Some use it to try to stop employers from checking how many posts are
| made by staff during working hours.

Now, THAT makes sense.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.