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> Why bother submitting paywalled articles? They are explicitly permitted, as long as there are workarounds. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text
by latexr 2y ago
> Why bother submitting paywalled articles?
They are explicitly permitted, as long as there are workarounds.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Are%20paywalls%20ok%3F https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Are%20payw...
Though I wish submitters would provide the workaround (or gift link) too when submitting (I try to do so). It’s often someone else who does it. Though in fairness I guess someone may forget something is paywalled when they’re paying for it and have access.
- marcosdumay 2y agoIf people just marked the title with a (paywall) it would already be an improvement.
- latexr 2y agoSounds like that should be done automatically, like HN auto adds [pdf] or [video] for certain URLs. You can suggest [paywall] by emailing hn@ycombinator.com.