&gt;It is the site&#x27;s job (HN&#x27;s job) to provide usable links to its readers.<p>No, the site&#x27;s job is to aggregate links and provide a platform for discussion. Providing usable links is the responsibility of the people posting the links - other readers. Links which don&#x27;t generate quality discussion will be killed any number of ways, but the quality of user-generated content is entirely on the users generating it.<p>In this case, the value of being able to discuss certain kinds of content with minor workarounds is greater than not having that content at all.