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The number of times I have read an interesting title, clicked a link, and then been hit with a paywall is too damn high. Even worse, are the "delayed" paywalls
by Thorentis 7y ago
The number of times I have read an interesting title, clicked a link, and then been hit with a paywall is too damn high.
Even worse, are the "delayed" paywalls, where you are allowed to read the first paragraph, and then when you scroll down (thanks to the header and menu + first para taking up an entire screen) you're hit either with a cutoff asking you to subscribe, a full page splash screen telling you to pay $.
I personally think that on a news aggregation site, there needs to at the very least, be a tag or small indicator next to each submission that there is a paywall. Perhaps have two types of tags (differentiated by color?) where "soft" paywall are separated from "hard" paywalls (soft paywalls being ones you can easily get around in incognito or a browser extension etc.)
- tyingq 7y agoAppreciate the confirmation that I'm not a lone, entitled asshat :). Sort of wishfully hoping this thread URL becomes a reference for HN admins to pay attention to the problem. It's real, and hurting HN.