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What about robots.txt ? lots of sites have preferences on how you access them Paywalled articles are posted here everyday Why not respect the site owners wish

What about robots.txt ? lots of sites have preferences on how you access them Paywalled articles are posted here everyday Why not respect the site owners wishes ?

Hamuko 3y ago
Asahi Linux paywalling their blog is a very valid option for them if they want to control who sees it and who doesn't.
pseudosavant 3y ago
Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? What if the site wasn't accessible to people who had been to the Washington Post or Fox News because Asahi didn't like those people as a blanket rule too? It is the exact same principle. I don't think you ever need to respect people that are actively trying to exclude you.
- CuriousCosmic 3y ago
  > Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? That's not how it works. If you want to copy the URL into a new tab, you can still access the site. They just don't want to make it easy for people to click on the link from HN to their site. It's a super trivial thing to avoid and this whole thing could be avoided entirely by allowing sites to submit their domains to HN if they don't want to show up on the front page.
- foogazi 3y ago
  Yes! Edit (quoted context): > Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? Yes! - I can’t vouch for anyone here, but me > What if the site wasn't accessible to people who had been to the Washington Post or Fox News because Asahi didn't like those people as a blanket rule too? Yes! > I don't think you ever need to respect people that are actively trying to exclude you. I don’t care, don’t take it personally. I’d be concerned about Asahi’s actions if I was a member of that community I’m concerned HN being a part of chicken-shit tech games
ubermonkey 3y ago
HN types traditionally have a hard time with the distinction between things they SHOULD do and things they have a RIGHT to do. "Why not respect the site owners wishes ? " The answer, overwhelmingly with the HN demographic, is "because we don't HAVE to."

What about robots.txt ? lots of sites have preferences on how you access them Paywalled articles are posted here everyday Why not respect the site owners wishes ?

Hamuko 3y ago

Asahi Linux paywalling their blog is a very valid option for them if they want to control who sees it and who doesn't.

pseudosavant 3y ago

Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? What if the site wasn't accessible to people who had been to the Washington Post or Fox News because Asahi didn't like those people as a blanket rule too? It is the exact same principle. I don't think you ever need to respect people that are actively trying to exclude you.

CuriousCosmic 3y ago
> Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? That's not how it works. If you want to copy the URL into a new tab, you can still access the site. They just don't want to make it easy for people to click on the link from HN to their site. It's a super trivial thing to avoid and this whole thing could be avoided entirely by allowing sites to submit their domains to HN if they don't want to show up on the front page.
foogazi 3y ago
Yes! Edit (quoted context): > Respect that Asahi thinks people like you and me, because we dare to get tech news from Hacker News, deserve to be excluded? Yes! - I can’t vouch for anyone here, but me > What if the site wasn't accessible to people who had been to the Washington Post or Fox News because Asahi didn't like those people as a blanket rule too? Yes! > I don't think you ever need to respect people that are actively trying to exclude you. I don’t care, don’t take it personally. I’d be concerned about Asahi’s actions if I was a member of that community I’m concerned HN being a part of chicken-shit tech games

ubermonkey 3y ago

HN types traditionally have a hard time with the distinction between things they SHOULD do and things they have a RIGHT to do. "Why not respect the site owners wishes ? " The answer, overwhelmingly with the HN demographic, is "because we don't HAVE to."