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I don't care what strategy they use. However, when a site like HN surfaces content it's a jarring experience when there's content you can't access because of a
by saasly 5y ago
I don't care what strategy they use. However, when a site like HN surfaces content it's a jarring experience when there's content you can't access because of a paywall.
They can keep their paywall and paid content, just get it off HN.
- netizen-936824 5y agoI guess its a good thing archive crawlers exist. There aren't many pages using techniques to avoid being crawled and cached so it works fine for now
- davidatbu 5y agoI don't think it's official HN policy to keep paywalled stuff out. And is't it a bit presumptious to assume that everyone on HN would like to avoid paywalled stuff? For example, I appreciate being notified about the existence of high-quality paywalled stuff, even if I don't end up paying to unlock it.