[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Why not default to non-paywalled links if th...
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       Ask HN: Why not default to non-paywalled links if they're allowed
       and desired?
        
       I frequently see news articles shared on HackerNews where in the
       first reply is a non-paywalled link to the same article. It appears
       this practice has the implicit support of the community because if
       it were not desired I would expect moderation to remove the links.
       However, I also know that HackerNews prides itself in editing the
       title and URL of posts as a way of improving content quality.  It
       is then unclear to me why we're in this middle ground. If the most
       desirable link is a non-paywalled version, and if that is allowed
       and supported by this community, then perhaps moderation should be
       updating URLs to reference non-paywalled versions and we should be
       submitting non-paywalled versions. If that is morally objectional
       then I question the widespread support of linking as an initial
       reply.  Thoughts?
        
       Author : SeanAnderson
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2023-01-25 21:18 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | lcnPylGDnU4H9OF wrote:
       | Pragmatically, the domain is displayed after the title and such a
       | practice would (barring any functional changes) replace, e.g.,
       | "(wsj.com)" with "(archive.{is|ph|today|whatever})". The "true"
       | domain could be retrieved from the archive URL but I wouldn't
       | imagine that it currently is, and then enters the question of
       | which archive domains should be supported.
        
       | anenefan wrote:
       | It's mentioned in the FAQ
       | 
       | >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.
       | 
       | ... more at the FAQ.
       | 
       | Often the paywalled site is the original content, which is why
       | it's encouraged to lead with that.
       | 
       | Many paywalls were circumvented by a simple procedure, disabling
       | the java script, but sites have slowly become more guarded using
       | other means.
       | 
       | I only wish there was a means to search the web, and turn off all
       | paywalled sites from results or advertising.
        
       | kelseyfrog wrote:
       | It's free karma farming for those who want to post archive links
       | for pay-walled content. No harm in letting a few karma leak out
       | in return.
        
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