>Like we don't already deal with spam on a daily basis?
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>Don't get me wrong, I am all for privacy. I'm not sure Michel has much data about us that is all that private. Probably contact info and some stats on which forums and sections we visit here. IMO a buyer would reasonably expect to receive that information.

So, you just give your personal data to everybody, because you are allready receiving spam?
Until now my spam filter keeps away most spam. Maybe i get one message per month, and i would like to keep it like that.

You say a buyer would reasonably expect to receive that information. What for?
I expect this forum and it's userbase to die even faster when it is being sold.

For the message base, i see no added value of 20 years of messages, mainly for a product that is not being used that much.
For the articles etc., some of them might still be valuable.
For the forum source code it depends. How easy is it for a buyer to modify the forum to his wishes? Using a tailor made suite, narrows the amount of support on the forum itself down a lot. Unless Michel is willing to support it for the next xx years.