I don't mind posting slides online, but I feel like slides without the context of the talk doesn't have as much value. If slides were all you need, why give the talk?

@tenderlove I once worked at a big company where I was told execs needed to read your slides (printed out of course) and learn everything they needed, so they didn't need to go to the presentation.

I asked what the point of the presentation/meeting was, and no one had an answer. I structure my slides now so there's a reason people are there.

I publish my slides because it seems like a norm. Maybe people like it to refer back to something specific, but it's not a replacement.