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We aren't supposed to post stuff on HN that has paywalls you can't get past. Clicking from Google doesn't do anything for this one.

CharlesDodgson 10y ago
How Strange, it wasn't paywalled last week and suddenly it is! Probably FT's way to get people suckered in.
grzm 10y ago
The "web" link works for me.
- downandout 10y ago
  I've tried it on 3 different browsers, doesn't work for me on any of them.
maccard 10y ago
Downvotes for offtopic. Where on the guidelines does it say this? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- downandout 10y ago
  Your downvote is misplaced, as there is no topic because nobody can see the damned article. The only topic that can be discussed is, in fact, the paywall. Dang has specified that paywalls with workarounds are OK [1]. This implies that those without workarounds are not. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989
  - maccard 10y ago
    The title of that post is that paywall complaints are offtopic.
  - grzm 10y ago
    nobody can see the damned article. That's not true. Agreed that some are having issues, and it's not clear why, and I agree that's a problem. That said, some are not. I don't have a subscription and the web link works for me. You've gone on about the paywall without acknowledging that you've tried the suggested workarounds which were already posted in the thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13377234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13377234 It's one thing to express what you've tried and what doesn't work for you. It's another to continue complaining about it without recognizing that it's not a universal problem. Please show some nuance.
    - downandout 10y ago
      You appear to be the one and only person that this worked for. As I stated in my original comment, clicking over from Google (which is the entire point of the "web" link) doesn't solve it. I don't know why it solved it for you, but judging from the comments on this article it literally only worked for you. This is a problem on all FT links. From here on out I will simply automatically flag any FT link on HN. When you say "some are not," you actually only mean "I am not". Please show some regard for other people.
      - grzm 10y ago
        Looking back over the past few days of ft.com submissions, others do report success: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13302315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13302315 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13308163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13308163 As I said, I agree it's a problem. Quite a few people are indeed having issues viewing ft.com submissions. If I knew what was different about my setup and why it works, I'd be sure to share. Safari 10.0.2, Ghostery 5.4.10 blocking all 4 trackers, in the US. If you think ft.com submissions should be blocked, I suggest contacting the mods (see contact link in the footer).
      - tzs 10y ago
        > You appear to be the one and only person that this worked for. It worked for me on my iPhone over T-Mobile's LTE network. It is now working for me at home from Safari on my Mac over Comcast. In both cases, I hit the "web" link, and click on the top result.

CharlesDodgson 10y ago

How Strange, it wasn't paywalled last week and suddenly it is! Probably FT's way to get people suckered in.

grzm 10y ago

The "web" link works for me.

downandout 10y ago
I've tried it on 3 different browsers, doesn't work for me on any of them.

maccard 10y ago

Downvotes for offtopic. Where on the guidelines does it say this? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

downandout 10y ago
Your downvote is misplaced, as there is no topic because nobody can see the damned article. The only topic that can be discussed is, in fact, the paywall. Dang has specified that paywalls with workarounds are OK [1]. This implies that those without workarounds are not. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989
- maccard 10y ago
  The title of that post is that paywall complaints are offtopic.
- grzm 10y ago
  nobody can see the damned article. That's not true. Agreed that some are having issues, and it's not clear why, and I agree that's a problem. That said, some are not. I don't have a subscription and the web link works for me. You've gone on about the paywall without acknowledging that you've tried the suggested workarounds which were already posted in the thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13377234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13377234 It's one thing to express what you've tried and what doesn't work for you. It's another to continue complaining about it without recognizing that it's not a universal problem. Please show some nuance.
  - downandout 10y ago
    You appear to be the one and only person that this worked for. As I stated in my original comment, clicking over from Google (which is the entire point of the "web" link) doesn't solve it. I don't know why it solved it for you, but judging from the comments on this article it literally only worked for you. This is a problem on all FT links. From here on out I will simply automatically flag any FT link on HN. When you say "some are not," you actually only mean "I am not". Please show some regard for other people.
    - grzm 10y ago
      Looking back over the past few days of ft.com submissions, others do report success: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13302315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13302315 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13308163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13308163 As I said, I agree it's a problem. Quite a few people are indeed having issues viewing ft.com submissions. If I knew what was different about my setup and why it works, I'd be sure to share. Safari 10.0.2, Ghostery 5.4.10 blocking all 4 trackers, in the US. If you think ft.com submissions should be blocked, I suggest contacting the mods (see contact link in the footer).
    - tzs 10y ago
      > You appear to be the one and only person that this worked for. It worked for me on my iPhone over T-Mobile's LTE network. It is now working for me at home from Safari on my Mac over Comcast. In both cases, I hit the "web" link, and click on the top result.