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I'm really starting to think sites with paywalls should be banned from HN. ATM, this is #11 and I can't read it. I know you can do that google redirect thing t

I'm really starting to think sites with paywalls should be banned from HN. ATM, this is #11 and I can't read it. I know you can do that google redirect thing that removes the paywall, but I'm really not that interested in reading the NYT anyways, even without having to jump through hoops.

frou_dh 10y ago
-- Annoyed about not being able to read an article. -- Have a straightforward way to read the article (that's even automated by HN's [web] link). -- Decide can't be bothered to read the article after all. -- Pipe up and moan to everyone in the virtual train carriage about the article's website. ASSESSMENT: Waste of attention! Just another mutation of bikeshedding.
- therealidiot 10y ago
  The web link doesn't always do the trick for me. It's a shame Google continues to index websites that it doesn't work for.
  - paulpauper 10y ago
    google should: de-index pages that have paywalls apply penalties to pages that have those annoying 'welcome' screens (forbes.com). The penalty wouln;'t be substantial, but instead would rank the page lower than similar content that does not have annoying welcome screen.
- mbreedlove 10y ago
  > -- Have a straightforward way to read the article (that's even automated by HN's [web] link). That's not obvious. I had no idea what the "web" link did until you mentioned it. You could have easily just pointed that out rather than berating me. You're not helping to build the community.
  - frou_dh 10y ago
    You said you already knew about the Google route. That's all that link is.
paulpauper 10y ago
flag it
- greenyoda 10y ago
  Flagging is not intended to be used for downvoting - if you do that, you'll eventually get your flagging privileges revoked by the moderators. Flagging should be used for off-topic content, spam, duplicate submissions, etc. The moderators have repeatedly stated that posting paywalled articles that work with the "web" link is OK.
superuser2 10y ago
> I'm really not that interested in reading the NYT Then don't. By its position at #11, many of us are, and are willing to fund journalism.

frou_dh 10y ago

-- Annoyed about not being able to read an article. -- Have a straightforward way to read the article (that's even automated by HN's [web] link). -- Decide can't be bothered to read the article after all. -- Pipe up and moan to everyone in the virtual train carriage about the article's website. ASSESSMENT: Waste of attention! Just another mutation of bikeshedding.

therealidiot 10y ago
The web link doesn't always do the trick for me. It's a shame Google continues to index websites that it doesn't work for.
- paulpauper 10y ago
  google should: de-index pages that have paywalls apply penalties to pages that have those annoying 'welcome' screens (forbes.com). The penalty wouln;'t be substantial, but instead would rank the page lower than similar content that does not have annoying welcome screen.
mbreedlove 10y ago
> -- Have a straightforward way to read the article (that's even automated by HN's [web] link). That's not obvious. I had no idea what the "web" link did until you mentioned it. You could have easily just pointed that out rather than berating me. You're not helping to build the community.
- frou_dh 10y ago
  You said you already knew about the Google route. That's all that link is.

paulpauper 10y ago

flag it

greenyoda 10y ago
Flagging is not intended to be used for downvoting - if you do that, you'll eventually get your flagging privileges revoked by the moderators. Flagging should be used for off-topic content, spam, duplicate submissions, etc. The moderators have repeatedly stated that posting paywalled articles that work with the "web" link is OK.

superuser2 10y ago

> I'm really not that interested in reading the NYT Then don't. By its position at #11, many of us are, and are willing to fund journalism.