The NYT allows you to view up to 20 (I think - not sure of number, could be 10) stories per month for free. So you don't have to scam the paywall. And, I don't think if this is still the case, but. . .when the paywall was first erected, if you were directed to the NYT from another site, the story you accessed did not count against your free monthly quota.

The sites that I skip are those that require that I register before even reading an article.