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It's been an hour since your first question. Instead of griping about an answer you waited an hour for, maybe go look at HN's FAQ (ya know, the one linked at th
by jjulius 2y ago
It's been an hour since your first question. Instead of griping about an answer you waited an hour for, maybe go look at HN's FAQ (ya know, the one linked at the bottom of every page)?
It addresses that directly, and includes a link to a plethora of comments from dang, a mod, about it. They allow paywalls, because the rule is usually to post the original source, rather than an article discussing another article, and often times those original sources are high quality content behind paywalls. Hence why they allow workarounds, which also take about 5-10 seconds to get around at archive.is. If you're still not satisfied by this, again, go read the numerous comments from dang about it to get a better understanding.
You're welcome.
- lloydatkinson 2y agoWhy do you think I didn't read the QA? Why are you being so passive aggressive? I was trying to start a conversation, about a topic I feel is very relevant to the quality of HN, but apparently seething and coping and just being nasty online to try shut down conversation is an OK thing for you to do. "you're welcome".
- jjulius 2y agoA bit late, but... >Why do you think I didn't read the QA? Because the FAQ explicitly says not to complain about paywalls, and that's what your comment is doing. You also asked why HN allows them, and the FAQ, as I said, clearly points to a large number of times dang has explained why they are allowed.