Paywalled Articles on HN
Users complain about Hacker News submissions linking to paywalled articles, debate whether they should be allowed or banned, and discuss workarounds or HN guidelines on such content.
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Maybe a paywall is there for a reason
Would be really great if articles behind paywalls weren't being featured
why link to an article behind a pay wall? imo this is like making a low key ad for WSJ on HN.
Article about a paywall behind a paywall? Stack overflow...
Paywall - is there a rule for no paywalled articles on HN?
Why post something if it's a paywall?
none, paywalls suck. It's just locking content away.
Stop submitting paywalled articles. It's really annoying.
Why submit content that's behind a paywall?
Paywall makes it impossible for most people to read this article.