So is it acceptable to post separate threads about the topic of paywalls, then? Because if so, please make that explicit. At the very least, I did not get that impression, and reading through this thread it would appear I am not alone. And - assuming it is acceptable - how? Ask HN does not seem appropriate. Tell HN does not seem appropriate. HN doesn&#x27;t generally have discussion threads on their own right. We are being told that other threads are not appropriate. The HN guidelines say &quot;Please don&#x27;t post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation).&quot; So where <i>is</i> appropriate, then?<p>Also, the reason why said discussions are starting to &quot;choke other threads like weeds&quot; is because it is rather hard to have a discussion about something when one has to resort to increasingly-complex and quasi-legal methods (if not downright illegal in some places) just to read the content people are trying to have a discussion about.