[TAG] found something in the attic...

[Benjamin A. Okopnik]

On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 05:02:12PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Peter Knaggs (peter.knaggs at gmail.com):
> 
> > I was wondering if part of the reason for less
> > participation in the LG mailing list itself
> > was due to it being written in a way that
> > would tend to make it less google-icious i.e.
> > it's more of a free flowing discussion. But
> > I guess it's just because the TAG list
> > archives aren't public so google doesn't
> > index them.
> 
> Et voila.  I would actually recommend making the archive of tag@ public,
> for that reason and others.  I'm well aware of the reasons this hasn't
> been done historically:  I just don't think those reasons are
> sufficient.
> 
> (Not that you asked.  ;->  )

Could you possibly recap those reasons for me, Rick? I can't think of
anything off the top of my head; unless I'm missing something critically
important, TAG archives should definitely be made public.


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