3 ms·

What should HN’s stance on paywalled sites be? It seems like at the very least, having an alternative link posted along with the main one that’s accessible to e

What should HN’s stance on paywalled sites be? It seems like at the very least, having an alternative link posted along with the main one that’s accessible to everyone would be a reasonable proposal.

danso 7y ago
This is an exclusive story. At the time of posting there was not an alternative link
wpietri 7y ago
I just opened it in a private window and it was fine, so it seems pretty accessible to me.
eganist 7y ago
That's the purpose of the web button - either to provide alternative links or to provide a google-filtered method to reach the page as a search referral, bypassing most paywalls.
oefrha 7y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html > Are paywalls ok? > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic.
chillwaves 7y ago
https://outline.com/mdeq7H https://outline.com/mdeq7H
- ShorsHammer 7y ago
  The best stance is one of defiance.
chatmasta 7y ago
This is a great extension: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox The same dev on GitHub has an equivalent for Chrome as well.
chrisseaton 7y ago
> What should HN’s stance on paywalled sites be? The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it.
- RHSeeger 7y ago
  > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. ---- > The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it. No, it's not, it's only not to complain about them. The OP asked a question (which, admittedly, could have been answered with some searching, but regardless...) and then presented what they thought was a reasonable answer to the (not actually) unanswered question.

danso 7y ago

This is an exclusive story. At the time of posting there was not an alternative link

wpietri 7y ago

I just opened it in a private window and it was fine, so it seems pretty accessible to me.

eganist 7y ago

That's the purpose of the web button - either to provide alternative links or to provide a google-filtered method to reach the page as a search referral, bypassing most paywalls.

oefrha 7y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html > Are paywalls ok? > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic.

chillwaves 7y ago

https://outline.com/mdeq7H https://outline.com/mdeq7H

ShorsHammer 7y ago
The best stance is one of defiance.

chatmasta 7y ago

This is a great extension: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox The same dev on GitHub has an equivalent for Chrome as well.

chrisseaton 7y ago

> What should HN’s stance on paywalled sites be? The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it.

RHSeeger 7y ago
> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. ---- > The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it. No, it's not, it's only not to complain about them. The OP asked a question (which, admittedly, could have been answered with some searching, but regardless...) and then presented what they thought was a reasonable answer to the (not actually) unanswered question.