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Thanks. Why are paywalled posts left or even allowed on HN? I'm sure there are other sources of this exact content. I have nothing against paywalling unique co

by Sloppy 3y ago

Thanks. Why are paywalled posts left or even allowed on HN? I'm sure there are other sources of this exact content. I have nothing against paywalling unique content, just don't expect me to buy a subscription just to blab about it here.

layer8 3y ago
“Paywalled” isn’t black and white. In this case, the article doesn’t seem to be paywalled when accessed from outside the US, and from within the US reader mode also works. In other cases you may have a limited number of article views free per month. In that case, one can clear cookies/local storage to reset, or use a private browser window/tab.
BearhatBeer 3y ago
HN has promoted stories just like all other big corporate media sites. You can usually see them languishing in the list with very few comments, people are great at identifying and skipping inline ads disguised as legitimate content. Every single day there are at least a dozen of these stories here. National Geographic is owned by Disney, news-tainment with a social mission.
- dang 3y ago
  No doubt plenty of publications are trying to promote their content on HN, but it's our job (the mods, the software, and the community) to make that not happen, except when the articles are genuinely interesting, in which case they belong here. I think Brajeshwar is a legit HN user and not a stealth agent for Disney.
dang 3y ago
If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=paywalls%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37341479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37341479.
- dredmorbius 3y ago
  The usual workaround, as I've discussed with you in comments and via email, is far less tractable and has been for weeks: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37148681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37148681>

by Sloppy 3y ago

layer8 3y ago

“Paywalled” isn’t black and white. In this case, the article doesn’t seem to be paywalled when accessed from outside the US, and from within the US reader mode also works. In other cases you may have a limited number of article views free per month. In that case, one can clear cookies/local storage to reset, or use a private browser window/tab.

BearhatBeer 3y ago

HN has promoted stories just like all other big corporate media sites. You can usually see them languishing in the list with very few comments, people are great at identifying and skipping inline ads disguised as legitimate content. Every single day there are at least a dozen of these stories here. National Geographic is owned by Disney, news-tainment with a social mission.

dang 3y ago
No doubt plenty of publications are trying to promote their content on HN, but it's our job (the mods, the software, and the community) to make that not happen, except when the articles are genuinely interesting, in which case they belong here. I think Brajeshwar is a legit HN user and not a stealth agent for Disney.

dang 3y ago

If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=paywalls%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37341479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37341479.

dredmorbius 3y ago
The usual workaround, as I've discussed with you in comments and via email, is far less tractable and has been for weeks: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37148681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37148681>