Can't speak for OP but I think I would be annoyed if I was paying a subscription and I found out I could get around it with a simple `.` because of developer incompetence.
If you are paying for a subscription then hopefully you do it to support the publication and find their work useful, and not because of a nag banner.
> to support the publication and find their work useful, and not because of a nag banner.
Unfortunately they kind of go hand in hand these days!
People don't pay for free stuff, even if they like it. People are however lazy, and many would pay to not have to put a dot in the URL every time.