Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by bambam24 on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:29AM
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Why sharing paid articles?
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It didn't ask me to pay, it showed a "Please donate" overlay with an option to continue without donating?
Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by logfromblammo on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:01PM
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It's not a pay-wall; it's a beg-wall.
The article doesn't actually have a paywall, it's more of a blocking message asking you to donate, but you can click it away and read the whole article for free.
It even say so in the message: "This is not a paywall, but...".
Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by robin_reala on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:23AM
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https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
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.
Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by onetimemanytime on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:32AM
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why not? In all seriousness, and you're not the only person that asks this: doesn't the website have a right to make money? Do you think a journalist did all that work and travel for free?
Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by LeoPanthera on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:47AM
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What's the difference between a link to a paywall, and an ad?
Re:The largest cave owner in the U.S.
by onetimemanytime on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:58AM
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Both are ways of getting paid. The website decides that.