That might be the &quot;most effective&quot; way to keep those comments off HN, but it&#x27;s not the &quot;best&quot;. Remember what HN actually is. This isn&#x27;t a site that only exists to champion free-content-for-everyone-at-all-times-no-matter-what. Links are submitted to distribute news and foster good discussion.<p>The goal of this move isn&#x27;t &quot;stop people from talking about paywalls at all times&quot;. The goal here is to increase the average quality of discussion that takes place, when a paywall article is submitted. Different things.