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Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by Xichekolas on Monday July 13, 2009 @10:57AM (#701806)
I think a lot of people don't realize the answers are at the bottom, so they click on the link, see the request to register/pay to see the posts, and immediately back up, cursing the pseudo-paywall.
Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by ErrantX on Monday July 13, 2009 @11:02AM (#701821)
I've seen people say this before - how do you mean "at the bottom". Every page I have seen highlights the "accepted answer" in green and does ask you to pay to access it..... am I missing a workaround?
Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by aristus on Monday July 13, 2009 @11:10AM (#701836)
Their ploy changes sometimes, but the answer is always there on the page somewhere.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Apple/Operating_Systems/OS_X...

If you scroll down a bit it says "answer is available to premium members". But the page would not rank on Google if it didn't have actual content. Scroll all the way to the very bottom of the page. (APPLE-DOWNARROW on Mac) Bingo.

Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by ErrantX on Monday July 13, 2009 @11:30AM (#701882)
Hmm what browser do you use?

Firefox and Chrome on Windows XP dont appear to have content hidden anywhere.

This is what I see on the example you used. http://screencast.com/t/mJLb2rsD Any ideas where I am missing it? (checked the source too)

Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by compay on Monday July 13, 2009 @11:27AM (#701877)
No, I scroll all the way down and don't see anything. Do you need to be logged in? Even if you only have to be logged in without paying, it's still annoying as heck.
Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by timmaah on Monday July 13, 2009 @11:38AM (#701904)
It only works for certain referring pages. Google being one of them. Direct access, or a HN referral will not show the answers.
Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by projektdotnet on Monday July 13, 2009 @08:29PM (#702818)
I never knew that, had to sign up for HN just so I could thank you for that info, now google search when EE shows up I don't have to skip those.
Re:Ask HN: What sites, e.g. experts-exchange.com, would you ... by ErrantX on Monday July 13, 2009 @12:31PM (#701992)
aha that's the crucial bit of info I had never heard before :) cheers works for me now.