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"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 topic." https

• nephihaha 9mo ago
  Right. It is useful for people to know if an article is paywalled. It saves time.
  • gnabgib 9mo ago
    Your first comment misses the guideline: > But please don't post complaints about paywalls (Perhaps you missed rendx pointing this out first). Your question about the downvotes ("Has someone got sock puppet accounts on here?") misses the guideline: > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like (Which rendx also pointed out). And the guideline: > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    • nephihaha 9mo ago
      Who sets these guidelines and how can they be changed? Or am I not allowed to discuss that either? Would be helpful to know. It's also helpful to know when there is a paywall. Not obstructive.
      • gnabgib 9mo ago
        The moderators maintain (but don't dictate) the guidelines. You can find out how to contact them from.. the guidelines. More details on paywalls: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 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...
        • nephihaha 9mo ago
          It would be nice to know what the procedure is. Preferably something better than just "your comments have been noted".