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  1. If they choose to be irrelevant... on Searching for The New York Times · · Score: 1

    The Times really ought to open up its archive and let everyone, including Lexis-Nexis, have free access.

    I think it's up to them to do what they like; I don't think the government should force them to open up.

    If they keep themselves closed, they will gradually become irrelevant, the way Wikipedia is making Encyclopedia Brittanica irrelevant. If they chose to be a dinosaur, I say let them, and good riddance.

  2. Re:Contrast with the BEEB's website on Searching for The New York Times · · Score: 1

    That's why, although the article may be shorter, I prefer to use BBC News if I'm referring to a story.

    Me too.

    What do you think about a Campaign for Real Hyperlinks?

  3. They don't have a right to an audience on Searching for The New York Times · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So they are supposed to provide world-class journalism and post it on a world-class website and you can't be bothered to host a cookie and look at some ads (which can be easily blocked anyway) in return?

    They are not "supposed" to do anything, they can do whatever they like. And so can I; I can choose to look at whatever web content I like. If a website isn't to my liking, because it requires registration or pay-to-view, I'll go elsewhere.

    To turn around your complaint:

    So I am supposed to waste my time and money jumping throught whatever hoops a web publisher wants me to, when they aren't respecting the principles Tim Berners Lee invented the web upon, just so they can make profits out of me.

    If someone wants to control me while I use the net, they can pay me an hourly rate to do so. Otherwise, I'll do what I want.

    Two principles for web publishers:

    1. put up content on permanent URLs, not encumbered with registration or pay-to-view
    2. only link to content that follows the above principle
  4. What we need is a Campaign for Real Links on Searching for The New York Times · · Score: 1

    What we need is a campaign to encourage web publishers to:

    1. put up content on permanent URLs, not encumbered with registration or pay-to-view
    2. only link to content that follows the above principle
    In short, we need a Campaign for Real Hyperlinks .

    (See also here.)