“Answer this survey question to continue reading the article”. 1. This is terrible UX and while I understand the need to make money this roadblock does nothing

“Answer this survey question to continue reading the article”. 1. This is terrible UX and while I understand the need to make money this roadblock does nothing but increase bounce rate. 2. “Continue” is pretty deceptive unless you count the article headline as part of the article. 3. I assume this survey is trash but I am going to take it as an experiment then report back. 4. I wish HN would develop a policy on articles that rely on subscriptions or other inputs to actually read. I don’t think they should be banned but they should be paywall flagged so they can be turned off. Its better for comments (people actually read article) better for users not downloading data they can’t use and then being disappointed they can’t participate Edit: it was a demographics survey for a giftcard drawing that would probably be sold onwards to a marketing firm if you provide an email. I guess it’s not too much to ask for but I suspect many people will be unwilling to do it because they are skeptical, not interested enough or simply have no idea how long it will take and arent willing to invest the time.