zlacker

[return to "Tell HN: Paywalls with workarounds are OK; paywall complaints are off topic"]
1. vonkla+r2[view] [source] 2015-09-06 21:39:49
>>dang+(OP)
I would very much like to see a small tag indicating paywalled content. It is easy to tell that NYT, WSJ etc are paywalled, and some even allow free viewing, however scientific papers and academia seem to have a higher proportion of such sites. Since this community is pretty STEM centic, a lot of papers, journals, and smaller subscription sites are posted here. If users could simply "tag as paywalled" it would be a timesaver and a rather nice feature. Thanks.
◧◩
2. dang+x3[view] [source] 2015-09-06 21:57:41
>>vonkla+r2
HN generally eschews tags, and I fear having to maintain this (edit: I mean manually). But we'll think about it.
◧◩◪
3. vonkla+b6[view] [source] 2015-09-06 22:46:42
>>dang+x3
Thanks, really appreciate you giving it consideration would be awesome. Cheers. Also, couldn't it just be as simple as adding a "tag as paywalled" button next to the flag option. Then, if 3 people, (or a reputation heuristic meets a threshold) a small wall icon appears after the article. It doesn't have to crank up gravity or affect the post.

Thank you for your contributions to this site.

[go to top]