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Why keep on submitting these links that you can't read?

by pluc 2y ago

wuiheerfoj 2y ago
ah, I assumed it was just me - I can’t scroll at all one the page on mobile
latexr 2y ago
Why can’t you read it? The Guardian is pretty open. Even if on this one I get a banner asking to register, I can just click “I’ll do it later” and read everything. They even clarify it’s not a paywall. But even if it were, those are still acceptable on HN, as per the FAQ¹: > 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. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic². More here³. Usually you’ll have an alternative link on the comments. Here’s one for you: https://archive.ph/20250326114736/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/26/phone-search-privacy-us-border-immigration https://archive.ph/20250326114736/https://www.theguardian.co... ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html ² https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 ³ https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=a...
- justinrubek 2y ago
  The user you are responding to is complaining that it is acceptable. Telling them that it is acceptable isn't contributing much to the conversation.
  - latexr 2y ago
    My post was, first and foremost, about resolving their issue. Not only have I pointed out how to read the article, I even provided an alternative method in case that didn’t work for some reason. I also asked for clarification on their problem, in case I could help further. Only secondarily was my post about how paywalled links (which again, this one isn’t) are explicitly on topic on HN with the reasoning why (since the OP was asking why they are permitted in the first place). Furthermore, the linked and quoted FAQ continues to explain that complaining about such links is explicitly off topic, with further links that I went through the trouble of including. I don’t understand how you find that to be “not contributing much”. I can hardly imagine a more comprehensive response to this particular query.

Why keep on submitting these links that you can't read?

by pluc 2y ago

Why keep on submitting these links that you can't read?

wuiheerfoj 2y ago

ah, I assumed it was just me - I can’t scroll at all one the page on mobile

latexr 2y ago

Why can’t you read it? The Guardian is pretty open. Even if on this one I get a banner asking to register, I can just click “I’ll do it later” and read everything. They even clarify it’s not a paywall. But even if it were, those are still acceptable on HN, as per the FAQ¹: > 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. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic². More here³. Usually you’ll have an alternative link on the comments. Here’s one for you: https://archive.ph/20250326114736/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/26/phone-search-privacy-us-border-immigration https://archive.ph/20250326114736/https://www.theguardian.co... ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html ² https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 ³ https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=paywalls%20by:dang&dateRange=a...

justinrubek 2y ago
The user you are responding to is complaining that it is acceptable. Telling them that it is acceptable isn't contributing much to the conversation.
- latexr 2y ago
  My post was, first and foremost, about resolving their issue. Not only have I pointed out how to read the article, I even provided an alternative method in case that didn’t work for some reason. I also asked for clarification on their problem, in case I could help further. Only secondarily was my post about how paywalled links (which again, this one isn’t) are explicitly on topic on HN with the reasoning why (since the OP was asking why they are permitted in the first place). Furthermore, the linked and quoted FAQ continues to explain that complaining about such links is explicitly off topic, with further links that I went through the trouble of including. I don’t understand how you find that to be “not contributing much”. I can hardly imagine a more comprehensive response to this particular query.