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You are viewing article 0 of 4 free articles this month. Does this mean that they for some reason start counting at zero, or is this article freely available?

• grawprog 9y ago
  Dont reload or even click on anything you dont want to see. It will charge you a free article each time.
• ambrosite 9y ago
  Strangely enough, this tactic has made me much less inclined to click links for the New York Times, the Washington Post, or any other online publication that uses paywalls. I think, "Hmm, I only have 3 free articles left this month, I don't want to waste one of them on this particular article" and therefore I end up never reading any articles at all.
  • incompatible 9y ago
    I assume they keep track of it using cookies, so it's easily avoided.
    • rapnie 9y ago
      the NYT uses cookies, but the WaPo uses some other means. i also avoid clicking these links, even if i know i probably won't reach paywall limit that month.. its psychological :) i like the Guardian model better, no paywall. now considering a paid subscription out of sheer appreciation for that