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Feature request: hide-paywalled-sites
Removes all links from wsj, nytimes, bloomberg, etc
Paywalled sites are a constant source of contention. From HN FAQ:
" It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.
In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so.
But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. "
And yet they are constantly complained about, most workarounds don't work, and the 'web' link hasn't worked in a long time. HN mods don't care.
Hey @cdtinney,
I think the best way to move forward with this feature would be to generalise it and make it into blacklist-story-url.
The URL matching patterns can be inputted by the user in the extension popup on a separate field. All story URLs matching these URL patterns will be hidden automatically.
What do you think about it @zenakuten?
That seems like a great solution in terms of generality but it could be made easier by providing some common lists (e.g. the sites mentioned) that can be enabled/disabled and then allowing custom patterns on top of that if users want flexibility.
e.g.
Blacklisted URLs
- [ ] Pay-walled sites (foo, bar, baz)
- [ ] Custom patterns (input below)
Hmm, but what if the user does not want to see stories from any pay-walled, except those from, say, NYT – then there should be a way to whitelist URLs too. This seems like a complex solution to a simple problem.
I think the ideal way to move forward with this would be provide users with a textarea where a list URL patters can be inputted by the user. Along with this, there can be a button/checkbox ('add pay-walled sites') that fills the textarea with pay-walled site URLs when clicked. This way we allow the user the option to block pay-walled sites, and there's no need to add a 'whitelist' option.
Fair enough.
Textarea + button is along the lines of what I was thinking. That sounds good to me. I can work on that.
Colin
On Mon, 17 Jun 2019 at 18:46, Mihir Chaturvedi [email protected] wrote:
Hmm, but what if the user does not want to see stories from any pay-walled, except those from, say, NYT – then there should be a way to whitelist URLs too. This seems like a complex solution to a simple problem.
I think the ideal way to move forward with this would be provide users with a textarea where a list URL patters can be inputted by the user. Along with this, there can be a button/checkbox ('add pay-walled sites') that fills the textarea with pay-walled site URLs when clicked. This way we allow the user the option to block pay-walled sites, and there's no need to add a 'whitelist' option.
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