I unloaded on the New York Times in a comment about 2 days ago, but I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by this approach. It allows them continue to ma

I unloaded on the New York Times in a comment about 2 days ago, but I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by this approach. It allows them continue to make ad revenue as well as get subscription money from people who really like their service (unless I'm not understanding it clearly). The only thing I'd suggest is prominently displaying a counter for the user saying 'you have x pages left before you must subscribe to access this site' or something like that .. that way they're not taken by surprise when they can't access a story any more.