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> I don't think paywalled content should be (intentionally) linked as the main subject on HN or similar unless that is the only good source of information abou
by jawns 12y ago
> I don't think paywalled content should be (intentionally) linked as the main subject on HN or similar unless that is the only good source of information about the matter in hand.
I think a fair expectation is that if you're going to post a link to a paywalled site, you should add a brief summary of the article as a comment. (Kind of like a companion to tl;dr, only in this case, it's te;dr, for "too expensive; didn't read.")
- dspillett 12y agoUsually a good paywalled article will at least present an abstract, which should cover the need for a summary. If it is an absolute paywall (pay or read nothing, no abstract/summary for free) then yes the poster should provide a summary so others can decide if they want to gain access to the rest or not.