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This topic gets questioned/debated weekly, including most times a paywalled article gets on the front page. It is answered in the FAQ [1] and re-iterated frequ
by tomhoward 7y ago
This topic gets questioned/debated weekly, including most times a paywalled article gets on the front page.
It is answered in the FAQ [1] and re-iterated frequently by dang.
Paywalled pages are OK if a bypass is available. If there is one, usually someone will post it in the comments.
If nobody has yet, you could try viewing the article in http://archive.is/ http://archive.is/ or https://outline.com/ https://outline.com/, and if it works, share the link here.
If no paywall bypass is available, the item should not be on HN, so you should flag it.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- omosubi 7y agoCan I make a feature request to have the non paywalled version as a separate link next to the post? Seems like there are a fair number of sites that this could be generated for automatically(wsj etc.)
- tomhoward 7y agoI can think of several reasons - some to do with tech implementation and some to do with things like dimplomacy with publishers and copyright issues - why it would be better for this to be handled organically by the community. I know the status quo seems imperfect; it absolutely is, but thoughtful consideration always leads to the conclusion that the status quo is the least-worst of the available options.