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Re:Google has ticked off IBM, Oracle, and many in the open-s... by sixhobbits on Sunday July 12, 2020 @07:46AM (#23810634)
"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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Re:Google has ticked off IBM, Oracle, and many in the open-s... by thaumasiotes on Sunday July 12, 2020 @07:51AM (#23810649)
If we complain enough about paywalls, the guidelines will change.
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Re:Google has ticked off IBM, Oracle, and many in the open-s... by snarfy on Sunday July 12, 2020 @10:04AM (#23811350)
After being on here for 10 years, I have zero expectations that policy will ever change. I see you've been on here quite a while yourself. I don't have that kind of hope anymore.

Websites pay each other for Referer hits. It may or may not be true that HN gets money for paywall stories, but I don't see any ads on HN, do you? Do you ever notice paywalled stories staying on the front page longer even when they have few upvotes?

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