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GreenCross
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Has anyone else noticed this? I got a popup obscuring the article I'd loaded, declaring I'd had my free allowance of 10 articles every 30 days - and would I please purchase a subscription.
Closing the popup just made it revert back from the article to the Mash homepage.
Shambles!
The Onion started doing this a month or two ago...
Mind you, the Onion has incredibly high production values, consistent quality and is worth the charge (imo).
Mash, otoh, are having a laugh.
waylandsmithy
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Bad idea. Too much competition for just one to charge this way. It's a bit like The Times: haven't read it since the paywall went up.
Reminds me of this gem from ronseal.
GreenCross
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I agree. Times paywall has decimated the online readership (not that I ever read it).
They made the mistake of thinking they could apply the Wall Street Journal model. What they didn't take into account is that the WSJ is a niche product, with no real alternative out there for those who don't want to pay.
The Times is not unique, everyone just moves to the Indy, Guardian or Telegraph - which is the same content but with different editorial slants.
Same reason Murdoch was lobbying the government to reduce the BBC's remit. He doesn't like the fact that the BBC website provides news content for free - if it stopped doing it then he might be able to round up the major UK online newspapers into a cartel and have them all use paywalls.
Mash is not unique. It's a shame, I liked it. But like most of the internet, it's cool - but I ain't gonna give you money for it.
GreenCross
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I guess the guys running the mash have decided that just taking an ordinary salary from it based on the advertising revenue isn't enough. They've decided it can make them seriously minted.
Satire is cool, but I don't need it and I sure as hell ain't going to pay for it.
waylandsmithy
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Could be! Although a fair number of the latest posts are from veterans, I think. I dunno, I've only been here 6 months myself.
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