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How am I supposed to read this paywalled article? I'm not paying for it.

bduerst 7y ago
Usually you can use Outline, but it looks like they've stopped supporting WSJ urls.
chipperyman573 7y ago
Why do you feel you have a right to read this article? WSJ has paid someone to write it and for the infrastructure to deliver it to you (and technically, for the bandwidth as well - however negligible, there is a real financial cost associated with delivering the content to your computer that does add up). Either pay up or leave, but don't complain that you don't get it for free.
- QuickToBan 7y ago
  Paywalled articles simply shouldn't be posted here. I reserve the right to complain and flag them when I see them. I don't really need to read garbage. Don't ask me to leave; you're a nobody.
  - chipperyman573 7y ago
    I'm not asking you to leave HN, I was suggesting you leave the WSJ website. And I didn't realize you were complaining about it being on HN (which I agree with) - I thought you were complaining about the fact the article was paywalled to begin with, my mistake.
  - dang 7y ago
    Attacking a fellow user like that will get you banned here, regardless of how provocative their comment was or feels. Also, complaints about paywalls are off topic, so please don't post them: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989. Yes, the paywalls suck, but these complaint threads are all the same. Readers don't come here for repetition, but to avoid it. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywalls https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
    - QuickToBan 7y ago
      Why do you allow paywalls though if people can't even read them? It's stupid. Just disallow the paywalled domains from being posted. It's not rocket science. If you think you actually have any control, do it.
      - dang 7y ago
        We allow paywalls that have workarounds. Workaround means people can read it. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 and https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. The reason we don't disallow all paywalls, but only the ones that have no workaround, is that HN would be much worse off without stories from the NYT, WSJ, Economist, New Yorker, and many others. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywalls https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
        QuickToBan 7y ago
        All I wanted via my original comment in this thread is the workaround. People like others and you offer a lot of advice, but not the workaround I sought. I don't want to have to read ten pages to find the workaround either.
        dang 7y ago
        > All I wanted via my original comment in this thread is the workaround In that case you could simply have asked for it.
        QuickToBan 7y ago
        I effectively did ask for it. You're no less useless than the other person. I recommend you stop wasting people's time on this board, and learn to be helpful when help is asked.

Usually you can use Outline, but it looks like they've stopped supporting WSJ urls.

Why do you feel you have a right to read this article? WSJ has paid someone to write it and for the infrastructure to deliver it to you (and technically, for the bandwidth as well - however negligible, there is a real financial cost associated with delivering the content to your computer that does add up). Either pay up or leave, but don't complain that you don't get it for free.

QuickToBan 7y ago
Paywalled articles simply shouldn't be posted here. I reserve the right to complain and flag them when I see them. I don't really need to read garbage. Don't ask me to leave; you're a nobody.
- chipperyman573 7y ago
  I'm not asking you to leave HN, I was suggesting you leave the WSJ website. And I didn't realize you were complaining about it being on HN (which I agree with) - I thought you were complaining about the fact the article was paywalled to begin with, my mistake.
- dang 7y ago
  Attacking a fellow user like that will get you banned here, regardless of how provocative their comment was or feels. Also, complaints about paywalls are off topic, so please don't post them: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989. Yes, the paywalls suck, but these complaint threads are all the same. Readers don't come here for repetition, but to avoid it. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywalls https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
  - QuickToBan 7y ago
    Why do you allow paywalls though if people can't even read them? It's stupid. Just disallow the paywalled domains from being posted. It's not rocket science. If you think you actually have any control, do it.
    - dang 7y ago
      We allow paywalls that have workarounds. Workaround means people can read it. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 and https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. The reason we don't disallow all paywalls, but only the ones that have no workaround, is that HN would be much worse off without stories from the NYT, WSJ, Economist, New Yorker, and many others. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywalls https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
      - QuickToBan 7y ago
        All I wanted via my original comment in this thread is the workaround. People like others and you offer a lot of advice, but not the workaround I sought. I don't want to have to read ten pages to find the workaround either.
        dang 7y ago
        > All I wanted via my original comment in this thread is the workaround In that case you could simply have asked for it.
        QuickToBan 7y ago
        I effectively did ask for it. You're no less useless than the other person. I recommend you stop wasting people's time on this board, and learn to be helpful when help is asked.