Display ads, get ad-blockers. Demand cash in exchange for delivering articles, get complaints.

Publishers really can't win, can they?

Quick tip: search for the article's name on Google and click on the link from the results.

They could start by not demanding a full subscription and a user login for a single article.

Also, the Google trick won't work if you bounced off the paywall already, you have to open a private tab or clear cookies.

> ”Is there a reason for me to not flag paywalled submissions?”

The FAQ is clear on the mods' stance on paywalled articles:

(https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html)

> "Are paywalls ok?"

> "It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds."

> "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."

"Is there a reason for me to not flag paywalled submissions?"

People worked hard on the article. Should they not get paid for their work? Do you feel you shouldn't be paid for your work?

It's usually easy to click the 'web' link on the top of the discussions page and follow the first result on google.

I believe there have been many discussion on the utility of paywalled articles and I believe the discussion has mostly settled on allowing it as long as it is easy to circumvent.

OT: actually interesting to see how the author worked backwards to understand why he is receiving adds. Still: all this, and still they keep showing adds for stuff I recently bought...

Showing ads for stuff you recently bought happens to be extremely valuable advertising.

Sometimes the first order doesn’t arrive, or you want another one for the office... You think the chances of that are low, but they are still far better than showing you a generic ad.

Rarely would the author of an article have any kind of control over the advertising shown on the page.

> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.

I got around the wall by getting there from the Google search results.