Corbet (lwn editor) posts them here from time to time. And he posted in this thread as well, so he knows about it, and presumably would have said something if

Corbet (lwn editor) posts them here from time to time. And he posted in this thread as well, so he knows about it, and presumably would have said something if he was annoyed. I bet they get way more exposure (and thus subscriptions) from people widely distributing those links than they lose...