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That certainly explains it, however it's a questionable decision (IMHO) by mods considering how many paywalled sites are allowed. If 404 Media violated some ot
by josefresco 1y ago
That certainly explains it, however it's a questionable decision (IMHO) by mods considering how many paywalled sites are allowed. If 404 Media violated some other policy I'll revise my opinion but so far I've seen no evidence.
Is there a public list of blacklisted domains?
- JohnFen 1y ago> Is there a public list of blacklisted domains? I don't know. Personally, I don't object to this behavior with regards to 404 because most of their articles aren't good and/or on-topic enough to be useful. The ones that are often get vouched for and appear anyway. From where I sit, this seems like the least-worst result.
- dang 1y agoYou guys should follow the site guidelines and send questions to hn@ycombinator.com, where we're actually going to see them! I only saw this randomly and several days late. The answer is that paywalls are allowed when there are workarounds (such as archive links) which allow ordinary readers to read the article without paying or subscribing, while hardwalled domains (i.e., without such workarounds) are banned.