Ask HN: Should HN have a toggle to show/hide paywall articles?

Re:Ask HN: Should HN have a toggle to show/hide paywall arti... by trboyden on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @12:58PM (#23908544)

Taken to another level, why is HN showing articles from news sites at all, when it's own guidelines say if media would cover it, it's probably off topic?

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Re:Ask HN: Should HN have a toggle to show/hide paywall arti... by greenyoda on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:29PM (#23908845)

> when it's own guidelines say if media would cover it

Actually, the guidelines say: "If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic". And also: "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is OK.[1]

Long-form articles on news sites usually have much more intellectual content than TV news.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Ask HN: Should HN have a toggle to show/hide paywall arti... by brownbat on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @01:10PM (#23908660)

I'm with you insofar as I'd prefer slightly fewer, but I have seen some important topics with unique discussions here. I think that's why the guidelines say "probably" instead of making it a bright line.

Even if it's not exactly where I'd set the dial, it's probably a rough average of the community, and the consolation prize is that controversial stories rapidly bury themselves.

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