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1. downan+p6[view] [source] 2015-09-06 22:50:40
>>dang+(OP)
Is it OK to mention it when it appears that a poster is spamming paywalled content for a specific site? For example, this guy [1] stopped posting altogether almost immediately after I politely pointed out the sheer volume of paywalled WSJ articles he was posting [2]. It isn't inconceivable that this account (and many others) were created solely to spam paywalled content to HN. If we are forbidden from mentioning such things, I think we are going to have a problem around here with many more attempts by paywalled sites to exploit HN.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=abetaha

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9641922

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2. Buge+W9[view] [source] 2015-09-07 00:17:58
>>downan+p6
People out to promote one specific site can happen regardless of if the site has a paywall. Someone could always promote one specific ad supported site as well.
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