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Very tired discussion, see "Are paywalls ok?" https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
by firloop 8y ago
Very tired discussion, see "Are paywalls ok?" https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- flowerbeater 8y agoNot saying that paywall complaints are okay, but just because YCombinator decrees it so, doesn't mean that we can't offer an opinion about something. If Hacker News instituted put in the FAQ that links to blogs was not okay and no discussion is allowed, that doesn't mean we shouldn't complain about it if we think it's bad for the site.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoPeople getting paid for their work isn't something we should be complaining about, though.
- nostalgeek 8y agoThe issue is how many people actually read the linked article when paywalled before leaving a comment on the thread. Which leads to a drop in discussion quality since nobody even knows the content of the article at first place, so it quickly becomes totally off topic.