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Please pay for quality content or don't complain about clickbait journalism.

by pl0x 6y ago

nindalf 6y ago
I think it's reasonable to ask for an alternate link.
oh_sigh 6y ago
Complaining that something is generally behind a paywall is different from complaining that a site centered around widespread discussion of content frequently promotes content behind a paywall. I'm fine paying for content, but the content rarely belongs on HN, because it is insane to say to the general HN reader "Hey, here's an interesting article. Pay to read it before you have any idea of what it is about beyond the title". What happens when you have pay-to-read content on HN is that no one actually discusses the content of the article, and only discusses general topics relating to the topic of the article - making for lower quality discussions.
- kgog 6y ago
  It's relevant enough to get you to click on the link, then read through comments, and leave a long comment. If you want a good discussion for a topic you like, go pay for access to it. Nowhere in HN rules does it say that content cannot be behind paywalls.
  - detaro 6y 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.
  - oh_sigh 6y ago
    I didn't know it was paywalled before I clicked the link. I came into the comments to see if someone posted an alternate non-paywalled source. My "long comment" was a meta comment about paywalled articles on HN, not about the article itself. Me paying for access to an article will not generate a good discussion by itself, because discussions almost necessarily involve multiple parties. I never claimed that HN banned paywall content. I don't want to be mean but literally every sentence in your post is off base or just wrong in some manner.
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Please pay for quality content or don't complain about clickbait journalism.

by pl0x 6y ago

Please pay for quality content or don't complain about clickbait journalism.

nindalf 6y ago

I think it's reasonable to ask for an alternate link.

oh_sigh 6y ago

Complaining that something is generally behind a paywall is different from complaining that a site centered around widespread discussion of content frequently promotes content behind a paywall. I'm fine paying for content, but the content rarely belongs on HN, because it is insane to say to the general HN reader "Hey, here's an interesting article. Pay to read it before you have any idea of what it is about beyond the title". What happens when you have pay-to-read content on HN is that no one actually discusses the content of the article, and only discusses general topics relating to the topic of the article - making for lower quality discussions.

kgog 6y ago
It's relevant enough to get you to click on the link, then read through comments, and leave a long comment. If you want a good discussion for a topic you like, go pay for access to it. Nowhere in HN rules does it say that content cannot be behind paywalls.
- detaro 6y 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.
- oh_sigh 6y ago
  I didn't know it was paywalled before I clicked the link. I came into the comments to see if someone posted an alternate non-paywalled source. My "long comment" was a meta comment about paywalled articles on HN, not about the article itself. Me paying for access to an article will not generate a good discussion by itself, because discussions almost necessarily involve multiple parties. I never claimed that HN banned paywall content. I don't want to be mean but literally every sentence in your post is off base or just wrong in some manner.

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