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Syl


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The Mail has never been one of my favourite papers, but they can guarantee to have at least one or two stories to post, controversial, or just chatty, but over the years I have used the paper to start some interesting debates.

Now though, you have to pay to carry on reading some of their topics I have no idea if this is a new thing, just noticed it today....so I will never know why Cher is a mother in law from hell. cry.

 

I know the Independent (for eg) has charged for ages to read online, and I can understand that it's one way for a paper to make money, especially since actual reading a paper paper is no longer popular, so will you pay to read the news?



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archive.ph/

This will get you around paywalls.

You're welcome.

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Syl


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Maddog wrote:

archive.ph/

This will get you around paywalls.

You're welcome.


 Thanks, but I have no idea how to use that.



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Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:

archive.ph/

This will get you around paywalls.

You're welcome.


 Thanks, but I have no idea how to use that.


 You copy and paste the link into the fields..

 

One field will find it if it's already been archived 

 

The other will archive it if it hasn't already been done. 



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Syl


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Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:

archive.ph/

This will get you around paywalls.

You're welcome.


 Thanks, but I have no idea how to use that.


 You copy and paste the link into the fields..

 

One field will find it if it's already been archived 

 

The other will archive it if it hasn't already been done. 


 Gotcha, I will try it, Ta. x



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Syl wrote:

The Mail has never been one of my favourite papers, but they can guarantee to have at least one or two stories to post, controversial, or just chatty, but over the years I have used the paper to start some interesting debates.

Now though, you have to pay to carry on reading some of their topics I have no idea if this is a new thing, just noticed it today....so I will never know why Cher is a mother in law from hell. cry.

 

I know the Independent (for eg) has charged for ages to read online, and I can understand that it's one way for a paper to make money, especially since actual reading a paper paper is no longer popular, so will you pay to read the news?


 About 2 weeks ago they started to introduce “Mail+” stories which take you to a paywall.  Normally the gossipy ones everyone wants to read.



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Wikipedia bans Daily Mail as 'unreliable' source

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www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/08/wikipedia-bans-daily-mail-as-unreliable-source-for-website


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Syl


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Sods law that since I mentioned this, the pages I have wanted to read are free.

I think the Mail is probably an unreliable source, but what news outlet doesn't put heir own spin on things?

The BBC is supposed to be impartial, but it's obvious they, like the rest, are not.

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Maddog wrote:

archive.ph/

This will get you around paywalls.

You're welcome.


 That works a treat, thanks 👍



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