Have most people following this thread Registered at The Guardian?
I’ve tried to avoid posting links that can’t be read without Registering.
Should we post The Guardian News Links that require a Free account to read?
- Yes
- No
- Doesn’t matter
0 voters
I no longer register even for “free” accounts in order to read news, but when I encounter such a link I can usually use a search engine to find a free article on the topic. So go ahead, post whatever links you want, but be aware that those that require registering will not be read as frequently as the completely free.
There’s really no downside to registering with the Guardian.
I refuse to give my e-mail address out anymore without good reason. Because my e-mail is for me, not for companies to full up with their spam. Sure, I may miss out with some sites that won’t do that, but I am so effing sick of dealing with that I’ve taken an approach which nips that problem in the bud.
Any before any suggests I give out a dummy address - why should I have to go to even that much effort? YMMV.
I agree.
Most of these are “soft” paywalls that don’t actually block anyone. Unlike, say, an academic journal.
I’ve registered with the Guardian and I have never been blocked from reading a link I’ve found in the wild even if I am not logged in. I actually give them money because they, much more than other outlets, believe in the free information flow, low ad, mostly-text-based news that the Web was meant to be. If they are starting to prevent people from reading a link, even with a free account, that would make me less likely to continue my membership rather than more.
I will note that there are two newsites I do, in fact, subscribe to but that’s my limit. I can’t afford to support everyone. Certainly if a site meets your needs and you like it by all means vote with your dollars/euros/whatever.
The Guardian asks for voluntary donations of any amount you like. Giving nothing is fine too.
I’ve never received any spam from them.
Go ahead and link. Those who don’t mind can read the link while those who don’t want to register – like me – won’t and don’t.
I’ve been registered with the Guardian for a couple years and have never gotten any spam from them. I don’t think you actually need to be registered to read their site, it just means you don’t have to close the “please register” popup every time you do so.
I often read Guardian articles and never encountered one that I couldn’t read without a subscription. I also don’t remember any pop-ups or such urging me to subscribe, so I think this OP is a non-issue.
I only tried reading a couple articles unregistered. Got a nag screen asking me to register. I ignored it and read the article. I’m not sure how many times it will let someone ignore the registration screen.
I registered because I’m on the web site every day reading war news.
I subscribe to the print edition here in the UK, and am registered with them on the website as well. The only emails I get are a couple a week telling me (a) what’s coming up in the Saturday (print) edition and (b) a more general news-y letter about how they’re all handling some current big topic (and more recently, stuff like readers’ favourite jokey headlines).
Registering with the website will also allow you to join in commenting on stories, if that takes your fancy.
You don’t even need to get those if you don’t want to. If you go to your profile on the Guardian site, and then Emails & marketing, you can choose exactly what they send you, including nothing.
If you are interested in a particular section like Films, or Gaming, or whatever, you can subscribe to a weekly round-up of stories.
Because it’s a practical solution in some instances (if you can manage not to take personally the need for doing it).
I don’t use a phony address; I have a yahoo address that I use for promotional things and when I think there might be spam forthcoming. I’m extremely picky about sharing my primary email address. Works for me.
I’m just against rewarding the use of those nag screen popups. I’m more likely to block them then sign up for something, even though I have separate email addresses.
Even the BBC does it for some reason, even though it literally can’t get money from it.