[Businessmtg] archive retention

[Marilyn Joiner]

I am a current member of 1 other email group, and a previous member of
another.  Both keep an archive of member shares going back years, probably
from the time the groups began.

On Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 2:53 PM Margaret G <margaretserenity at outlook.com>
wrote:

> I have attended the previous meetings where this topic has been
> discussed.  I am in agreement with the ideas presented in many of the
> shares of others who have voiced the opinion to discontinue the archive.
> i.e.  Jerry's and Linda H's recent shares. There are a few points that I
> would like to restate from my previous shares on this topic along with some
> questions that I have.
>
> I realize that anything that I post on the internet in any form at any
> time is vulnerable in many different ways.   I'm also aware that anyone who
> receives my ASP shares can keep them, if they choose.  These two things are
> within the nature of online activity.   However, I feel that a permanent
> archive of shares maintained by the group is not in keeping with Al-Anon
> principles of anonymity.  It is easily subject to misuse in many different
> ways including leading to dominance and control within the group.  CAL is
> where newcomers and old-timers alike can find a wealth of material when
> they need more clarification on a particular subject. If we could keep an
> archive for a short period of time before being able to delete it, that
> might allow for any immediate administrative issues to be resolved and
> long-term anonymity to be better preserved.
>
> My questions are:
> Do we know how other email groups handle this issue?
> How often is the archive accessed by our trusted servants?  For what
> purposes?
> How often is it accessed by general membership?  Is there a way to tell
> who has accessed it?
> Have we considered a different server that will give our LA more control
> over correcting the type of problems that have cropped up recently and make
> the archive more flexible,  user-friendly, and searchable, if we decide to
> keep any part of it?
>
> Thank you for reading.
>
> Margaret G.
>
>
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