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The scourge of HN submission rules - "you can submit anything and it's up to everyone else to actually be able to access it". https://archive.is/8R0Fq https://
by zamadatix 1y ago
The scourge of HN submission rules - "you can submit anything and it's up to everyone else to actually be able to access it".
https://archive.is/8R0Fq https://archive.is/8R0Fq
- Terr_ 1y agoIf I had my 'druthers designing a new link-share/comment system, the visibility (and mirrors or excerpts) for the target would be part of the model. In other words, an icon showing whatever-wall status, submitter can add an alternate link, etc.
- tomhow 1y agoThe HN rule is that anything can be posted if it is accessible to everyone, including via a paywall workaround if it has a paywall that is porous. The community has converged on this being the least-worst approach after wrestling with the issue for well over a decade, and it's sufficient to helpfully post the archive link without a snarky editorial comment :)