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Unrelated to the article itself: The login-wall on some random website I've never even seen before feels mildly disrespectful of my time. Kind of similar in vib

Unrelated to the article itself: The login-wall on some random website I've never even seen before feels mildly disrespectful of my time. Kind of similar in vibe to making you download an app to order in a restaurant.

chrz 1mo ago
Yeah, and not obvious immediately. Got reading few pages in before hitting that. Seems like very good article but left disgusted
touwer 1mo ago
Very annoying. More and more sites work like that. Not visible at the start. It feels like being scammed a bit
tanepiper 1mo ago
Have to agree - if they asked much sooner that would fit the pattern but this cuts out just as the article gets going... Bit annoying
llm_nerd 1mo ago
I scan to see if there are one of those dickovers, and if there is I check the archive mirror, but in this case it also has the login wall. Eh, click back and move on with life. I am not signing up to every fringe website for one off articles. And from the site's perspective losing me as a reader is no loss to them either, because I'm never coming back, run ad blockers, etc.
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sliem 1mo ago
You got to have a paid subscription to read the article. The main output of remap radio is a (number of) podcast(s). The written game criticism articles is an extra.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 1mo ago
  They claim "By signing up—again, it costs nothing!—you can read the rest". If that's false, that not only a really shitty move but should be a crime - they're obtaining something of value (your e-mail address, no doubt to spam it with subscription ads) under false pretenses.
  - Dilettante_ 1mo ago
    I just went and tried. Free signups unlock the article just fine. Gonna pat myself on the back for doing the incredibly minor legwork now :3
arjie 1mo ago
I quite liked it actually. I didn't want any more than I got, which I got for free. I would have found a paywall unsatisfactory since then I'd get nothing.

chrz 1mo ago

Yeah, and not obvious immediately. Got reading few pages in before hitting that. Seems like very good article but left disgusted

touwer 1mo ago

Very annoying. More and more sites work like that. Not visible at the start. It feels like being scammed a bit

tanepiper 1mo ago

Have to agree - if they asked much sooner that would fit the pattern but this cuts out just as the article gets going... Bit annoying

llm_nerd 1mo ago

I scan to see if there are one of those dickovers, and if there is I check the archive mirror, but in this case it also has the login wall. Eh, click back and move on with life. I am not signing up to every fringe website for one off articles. And from the site's perspective losing me as a reader is no loss to them either, because I'm never coming back, run ad blockers, etc.

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sliem 1mo ago

You got to have a paid subscription to read the article. The main output of remap radio is a (number of) podcast(s). The written game criticism articles is an extra.

tgsovlerkhgsel 1mo ago
They claim "By signing up—again, it costs nothing!—you can read the rest". If that's false, that not only a really shitty move but should be a crime - they're obtaining something of value (your e-mail address, no doubt to spam it with subscription ads) under false pretenses.
- Dilettante_ 1mo ago
  I just went and tried. Free signups unlock the article just fine. Gonna pat myself on the back for doing the incredibly minor legwork now :3

arjie 1mo ago

I quite liked it actually. I didn't want any more than I got, which I got for free. I would have found a paywall unsatisfactory since then I'd get nothing.