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I agree with the proposal to ban paywalled sites. Workarounds are annoying and/or temporary. HN should be about open discussion of freely available content; we
by oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
I agree with the proposal to ban paywalled sites. Workarounds are annoying and/or temporary. HN should be about open discussion of freely available content; we shouldn't be encouraging the ghetto-ification of the web. The typical paywalled sites are almost never the only (or even the best) source of an article.
- drinchev 10y agoSo having this mentality, HN should also ban any links to non-free books ( e.g. amazon ), links to apps and any other websites that offer a paid service / content, which you have to consume in order to be an active participant in the conversation, happening in the comments. I don't agree with this position.
- oneeyedpigeon 10y agoTBH, I don't see how a link to a book page on amazon would result in a productive discussion on HN - is there a precedent? I wouldn't ban apps/websites that offer a paid service, only those that require one. And I'm willing to row back slightly from an outright ban, as I've said in other comments.
- NicoJuicy 10y agoEveryone sees the same there, no problem with that. If a blog has paid content that is only available for some people, that is similar to this discussion. Not your example in my opinion
- DanBC 10y agoI would much prefer HN to link to quality sites, especially if they use few ads.