&gt; <i>I think we need a serious discussion about paywall content.</i><p>We&#x27;ve had this discussion ad nauseum. There will never be a consensus, but the HN question is settled. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?sort=byDate&amp;prefix&amp;page=0&amp;dateRange=all&amp;type=comment&amp;query=by:dang%20paywall" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?sort=byDate&amp;prefix&amp;page=0&amp;dateRange=...</a>.<p>We all hate paywalls, but an HN without NYT, WSJ, The Economist, The New Yorker etc. would be much worse. These are sources of high-quality articles and intellectual curiosity is what HN tries to optimize for.<p>I&#x27;m thinking of adding the following to the FAQ to reduce the endless relitigation about paywalls that has been choking so many threads like a weed. Objections? Additions?<p><pre><code>  1. Paywalled articles are ok if there&#x27;s a workaround.
  2. It&#x27;s ok to ask for a workaround in the thread and share one.
  3. Generic paywall complaints about HN stories are off topic.</code></pre>