I would prefer a paywall flag over an outright ban. News should be free, but we also shouldn’t be ignorant of what’s going on in the world.

Ideally (for me) the system would be something like this:

-Primary source is used with Paywall flag, and submissions under this flag decay off the front page faster unless there is engagement

-HN culture that rewards users with finding alternative free reporting

-HN culture that rewards users with providing a good high-level summary of paywalled material