Hey guys...

I just removed the private registration from like 8 of my domains
today to save a few bucks on another annual renewal.

The rep on the phone said, "Now, Emmanuel, you DO realize
that by removing the private registration on these domains that
you are susceptible to a wide variety of SPAM from companies,
don't you?"...

I replied, "Yes, I understand" as I thought of the other domains
I've had for a while (with good SERP rankings) that have never
received any type of SPAM as a result of them being "not privately
registered" either.

So, what's my point? What's my question?

Well...

How do YOU feel about the whole GoDaddy point of view about
saying "If you don't have a private registration you'll get SPAMMED"?

I've never had any SPAM as a result of any of my other domains
not having the private registration.

I mean, I understand, from a sales perspective, that they would
obviously want the upsell (the private registration), but I am
open-minded...do they have a point at all?

I'm not regretting my choice to remove my private registrations,
but since I just got off the phone with them it's fresh in my mind
and I thought what better group of people to ask than my fellow
Warriors about the real benefit, use, and "protections" of having
a private registration on domains.

Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Concerns?

We'd love to hear them...from anyone...yes, that means YOU too!