I've had mine published probably since the 90's - since registration got
down out of the three figure range and open to everyday people.
Sure, I get lots of spam, but I can't see any connection between the
contact info and any particular spam. When my registrars have stupidly
assumed that they can just default to not publishing it, I haven't seen
any drop off.
Remember when we started out with modems and dial-up internet? People
who had their name and address published in the Phone Book would freak
out because someone posted their real name (and phone number!) on the
internet. I think it's a lot like that.
I know there are circumstances where it can be dangerous to publish
contact info for someone responsible for a web site. I still think that
it's irresponsible to let just anybody throw up a web site with no
direct contact info available without jumping through hoops. What do
you have to hide?
I think there are links on the web page for an address that should
forward to more than one person who could respond to a problem or
question, so it probably doesn't provide any advantage for KCLUG.
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Jonathan