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Please send HN questions to hn@ycombinator.com.
Please omit swipes and patronizing barbs in comments on HN, no matter how right you are or feel you are. It doesn't make your argument seem stronger, but rather makes you seem like a jerk and makes the whole place seem mean. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
We don't make a gift link the primary URL because we always want that to be the canonical URL for the article. But it's good to have a variety of options for paywall workarounds.
> It's not forbidden to post paywalled links on HN, AFAIK.
The FAQ states that it's fine to post paywalled links as long as there is a workaround that everyone can easily access.
We can do without mean words like “obnoxious” for people contributing interesting articles for the community to read.
Originally submitted URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-2...
If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
It doesn't have to be that way. YC partners are supportive if you just want to take the YC funding and nothing more, keeping the team small and just focusing on making the product better for customers. Indeed YC advises against taking VC if you don't need it.