"Chris Bacon" wrote
Hi Rupert - there are disadvantages to using xno=y, in that
articles aren't retained by any of the bigger repositories
such as google - so people interested in previously answered
questions can't retrieve them. I'm certainly *not* setting
it simply to avoid a tin-pot concern like G.B. (or DIYB) from
presenting my post to non-Usenet users. I think that the
disadvantages, in the wider scheme of things, far outweigh
any "advantages". What do you think?

The Google newsgroup archive is extremely helpful for all sorts of info,
not just gardening. I use it all the time for finding answers not easily
found otherwise. It's understandable why some GB posts are annoying people,
but it would be a pity if most knowledgeable posters prevented their good
advice being available for future searchers, imo.

--
Sue