What should HN’s stance on paywalled sites be? It seems like at the very least, having an alternative link posted along with the main one that’s accessible to everyone would be a reasonable proposal.
> Are paywalls ok?
> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.
> In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic.
The same dev on GitHub has an equivalent for Chrome as well.
The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it.
> In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic.
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> The stance and rule is that they're ok and you should not comment to complain about them. You're breaking it.
No, it's not, it's only not to complain about them. The OP asked a question (which, admittedly, could have been answered with some searching, but regardless...) and then presented what they thought was a reasonable answer to the (not actually) unanswered question.