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I can't read this article without paying for a subscription. Forgive my ignorance of procedure with something like this; should the title perhaps include an in

I can't read this article without paying for a subscription. Forgive my ignorance of procedure with something like this; should the title perhaps include an indication that the article is not free? I didn't see any guidelines concerning paid / subscription articles in the FAQ.

DanBC 10y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989
ludamad 10y ago
I'm not sure if it's documented, but for WSJ you can click the 'web' link, or do the equivalent of what the web link does.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  This only works if the search term matches the title exactly. For instance, when the submission still had its original title (which matched the article's title), it worked. Then someone edited it and it now doesn't work. You have to open the article, select the title, right click > Search Google, then click the result from there.
  - uptown 10y ago
    I submitted it with the appropriate title. Not sure why it was changed.
  - khedoros1 10y ago
    Bleh. I just tried it in three different browsers and hit the paywall each time. It's too bad, I've had this condition for years. I guess I'll have to do my own reading on the side.
- weinzierl 10y ago
  What is the 'web' link?
  - acbabis 10y ago
    The link near the top of this page (HackerNews) that says "web". It's in an easy-to-miss list of light grey links.
    - weinzierl 10y ago
      Thanks, I never noticed that.
  - khedoros1 10y ago
    Look under the title of the comment thread. There is a link that literally says "web".
- JoshMnem 10y ago
  It looks like it checks for a referrer from Google.com. If I visit the page from Google without a referrer, it blocks me from reading it.
conlinism 10y ago
Take a look at this extension if you wanna read WSJ: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/paywall-pass/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/paywall-pass/
- khedoros1 10y ago
  That helped when the web+google workaround didn't. Thank you!
nommm-nommm 10y ago
Click the "web" link.
foopityfop 10y ago
Try googling the article name and opening it from the search results.
- zeta0134 10y ago
  This worked for me, but only when I googled the exact article name. I had to open up the article (in "pay or else" mode), copy the title from there, paste that into Google, and then click on the same search result that had failed many times prior. It finally opened the article up for me. What a mess! Thanks for the help though. :D
dredmorbius 10y ago
The supposed WSJ paywall workarounds have never worked for me. I find WSJ posts to HN entirely useless.

DanBC 10y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989

ludamad 10y ago

I'm not sure if it's documented, but for WSJ you can click the 'web' link, or do the equivalent of what the web link does.

enraged_camel 10y ago
This only works if the search term matches the title exactly. For instance, when the submission still had its original title (which matched the article's title), it worked. Then someone edited it and it now doesn't work. You have to open the article, select the title, right click > Search Google, then click the result from there.
- uptown 10y ago
  I submitted it with the appropriate title. Not sure why it was changed.
- khedoros1 10y ago
  Bleh. I just tried it in three different browsers and hit the paywall each time. It's too bad, I've had this condition for years. I guess I'll have to do my own reading on the side.
weinzierl 10y ago
What is the 'web' link?
- acbabis 10y ago
  The link near the top of this page (HackerNews) that says "web". It's in an easy-to-miss list of light grey links.
  - weinzierl 10y ago
    Thanks, I never noticed that.
- khedoros1 10y ago
  Look under the title of the comment thread. There is a link that literally says "web".
JoshMnem 10y ago
It looks like it checks for a referrer from Google.com. If I visit the page from Google without a referrer, it blocks me from reading it.

conlinism 10y ago

Take a look at this extension if you wanna read WSJ: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/paywall-pass/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/paywall-pass/

khedoros1 10y ago
That helped when the web+google workaround didn't. Thank you!

nommm-nommm 10y ago

Click the "web" link.

foopityfop 10y ago

Try googling the article name and opening it from the search results.

zeta0134 10y ago
This worked for me, but only when I googled the exact article name. I had to open up the article (in "pay or else" mode), copy the title from there, paste that into Google, and then click on the same search result that had failed many times prior. It finally opened the article up for me. What a mess! Thanks for the help though. :D

dredmorbius 10y ago

The supposed WSJ paywall workarounds have never worked for me. I find WSJ posts to HN entirely useless.