On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 01:29:09PM +1000, jjolic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi > Several years ago (about 2003) I posted on forum asking for basic info on gcc. my name unfortunately is showing and can be searched by employers etc. And i'm not in IT field. Any chance you could delete that post so that it can't be googled by people who search my name? would be greatly appreciated. > > my post is this one: > https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2003-12/msg00128.html > > > Thanks If I had any power, I would vote that the post should not be removed. There are a number of replies which reference the original post, would you advocate that these should : 1. Be removed also 2. Be left referencing a post which cannot be read 3. Be edited to remove reference to your original question? n. ... Then there is the thorny issue of replication on many servers throughout the world. Who would ensure that all copies were removed? If you are not in the IT field, why do you think that asking reasonable beginners questions about gcc reflect badly upon yourself? Especially when the request was made more than a decade ago. Speaking personally, I think that this revisionist approach to history is at best misguided, and potentially dangerous. I probably could say more, but I will stop ... Bob
