I'm not complaining, I'm asking the HN community, what does everyone else think? Perhaps I'm the only one who thinks it's an issue. But what if I'm not the only one? Would it warrant some change in guidelines in this case?
the guidelines say it's okay IF there's a workaround. if there's a workaround then it meets your requirement of "can be opened without registering".
In case of WSJ, the workaround requires not just a subscription, but the paid subscription -- yes, you have to pay $$$$ to read the article. It's very annoying and disrespectful to the community. And it ruins the spirit of the open resources like HN.
Can you point out the workaround to WSJ posts?
i didn't say there was one. i don't know one way or the other. what i am saying is that IF there isn't a workaround, you're right that it shouldn't be posted, but that isn't actually a change to the existing rule. i think you're just asking for better enforcement?