Mastodawn

Dear everyone! It would be wonderful if you could mark links to paywalled articles as such – something simple like “($)” is more than good enough. Maybe we can make this part of the quiet Mastodon etiquette?

It is super frustrating to get a link to an article that sounds interesting, go there, click away the cookie banner,* then click away the newsletter popup, finally start reading and then the text fades out.

* I am aware there are tools for that.

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Douglas Edwards

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@partim Sounds like a good idea. Also important to be aware that there are levels of "free". Even some supposedly "unlocked" or "free" articles require you to create an account in order to gain access, even though payment is not required. Examples: Medscape, unlocked articles from the Washington Post. IIRC Medscape, although it does not require payment, does require you to attest that you are some type of healthcare professional. (I'm a pharmacist and I've had a Medscape account since forever; they might have changed their policy.)