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Either HN bans paywalled links, or it bans downvoting people asking for a back channel to the linked content. Seeing this same pattern every time is getting rea
by jen729w 7y ago
Either HN bans paywalled links, or it bans downvoting people asking for a back channel to the linked content. Seeing this same pattern every time is getting really boring.
I get it. I agree. Content isn’t free. But I can’t sign up for everything, and this site is meant to be an aggregator. There’s no point aggregating content that we can’t see.
- dang 7y agoIf there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 Note this bit: It's ok to ask how to read an article or to help other users by sharing a workaround. But please do this without going on about paywalls. Focus on the content. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywall https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...