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Article on Dylan Crews coming to LSU
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:12 pm
I know the Advocate sucks but this it a pretty good write up on Crews coming to LSU with a few good stories.
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Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:16 pm to LSBoosie
It would be great to read the article but I can't, because every time I get through a paragraph a stupid pop up comes up asking me to subscribe.
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:18 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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It would be great to read the article I can't, because every time I get through a paragraph and stupid pop up comes up asking me to subscribe.
Open up a blank word doc.
When the article loads, right click and select all.
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V in word doc
It will be very weirdly formatted and also include the ads and pictures, but if you can get it done before the pop up you can read the article without subscribing.
ETA: Ctrl+A will select all if your right click menu doesn't have it. It's also a time save to if you're trying to beat the pop up.
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:22 pm to ProjectP2294
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Open up a blank word doc.
When the article loads, right click and select all.
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V in word doc
It will be very weirdly formatted and also include the ads and pictures, but if you can get it done before the pop up you can read the article without subscribing
I'm on my phone, but regardless, if you have to go through all that BS just to read the article, then they apparently don't want me to read it very bad.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:25 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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It would be great to read the article I can't, because every time I get through a paragraph a stupid pop up comes up asking me to subscribe.
Yeah I’m not sure why it’s allowing me to read it without subscribing. Might get a certain number of free articles or something.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:26 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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then they apparently don't want me to read it very bad.
They want you to read it. Just not for free.
That’s kind of like saying Ford must not want you to drive a F150 because they ask money for it. Kinda ridiculous
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:30 pm to ProjectP2294
quote:
Open up a blank word doc.
When the article loads, right click and select all.
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V in word doc
It will be very weirdly formatted and also include the ads and pictures, but if you can get it done before the pop up you can read the article without subscribing.
ETA: Ctrl+A will select all if your right click menu doesn't have it. It's also a time save to if you're trying to beat the pop up.
frick all that. I just right click on the link and open in incognito mode.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:35 pm to lowhound
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frick all that. I just right click on the link and open in incognito mode.
I can't use incognito mode, so I have to jump through all of those hoops.
I also end up cleaning up the word doc, re-sizing the font, removing hyperlinks, etc. I wouldn't say I'm OCD, but I have a particular compulsion about that.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:49 pm to CottonWasKing
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They want you to read it. Just not for free.
That’s kind of like saying Ford must not want you to drive a F150 because they ask money for it. Kinda ridiculous
Yes, because buying a truck and reading an article on the internet are exactly the same thing.
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 12:53 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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Yes, because buying a truck and reading an article on the internet are exactly the same thing.
They’re both selling a product so yes pretty much the same thing in the context of the conversation.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:00 pm to CottonWasKing
I get that they're selling a product, but most reasonable people can't afford to have 150 subscriptions to read all the articles they come across.
I will say that Wilson Alexander is doing a decent job on baseball coverage, better than some guys in the past. I'd consider a subscription if they allowed you to highlight only the articles you wanted at a reduced rate. Like, I only want the articles tagged LSU Baseball for $2 a month.
It would probably boost their sub rate and would definitely give them a better idea of what their readership values.
I will say that Wilson Alexander is doing a decent job on baseball coverage, better than some guys in the past. I'd consider a subscription if they allowed you to highlight only the articles you wanted at a reduced rate. Like, I only want the articles tagged LSU Baseball for $2 a month.
It would probably boost their sub rate and would definitely give them a better idea of what their readership values.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:02 pm to ProjectP2294
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I get that they're selling a product, but most reasonable people can't afford to have 150 subscriptions to read all the articles they come across.
I will say that Wilson Alexander is doing a decent job on baseball coverage, better than some guys in the past. I'd consider a subscription if they allowed you to highlight only the articles you wanted at a reduced rate. Like, I only want the articles tagged LSU Baseball for $2 a month.
It would probably boost their sub rate and would definitely give them a better idea of what their readership values.
Oh I agree with all of this.
It just irks me when people act like journalism should be free but then turn around and bitch about how shite the journalists are.
You want good journalism? Then pay for it.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:07 pm to CottonWasKing
Then they shouldn’t include all the ads they are making money off of it. Everyone else who writes articles know they just want the clicks so that they can appeal to companies placing their ads there for revenue. You know, kinda like the way this website works ....
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:12 pm to CottonWasKing
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They’re both selling a product so yes pretty much the same thing in the context of the conversation
So buying a truck, which I will drive for years, is the same as paying for a subscription because I am interested in ONE article? I don't go buy a truck because I need to run to Wal Marks one time.
I guess who found who works for the shitty newspaper.
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:14 pm to Yukon7
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Then they shouldn’t include all the ads they are making money off of it. Everyone else who writes articles know they just want the clicks so that they can appeal to companies placing their ads there for revenue. You know, kinda like the way this website works ....
This
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:14 pm to ProjectP2294
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I can't use incognito mode, so I have to jump through all of those hoops.
I also end up cleaning up the word doc, re-sizing the font, removing hyperlinks, etc. I wouldn't say I'm OCD, but I have a particular compulsion about that.
My mama pays for daily paper subscription to her house. I created account with her email to get the e-edition. It's pretty awesome to be able to read the paper like a real paper as well as read links
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:14 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Download the NOLA.com app on your phone. You can read everything for free.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:28 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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It would be great to read the article I can't, because every time I get through a paragraph a stupid pop up comes up asking me to subscribe.
What a concept, having to pay for something you use as a consumer like gas, food or groceries.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:39 pm to Yukon7
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Then they shouldn’t include all the ads they are making money off of it. Everyone else who writes articles know they just want the clicks so that they can appeal to companies placing their ads there for revenue. You know, kinda like the way this website works ....
I never once said the advocate was a good paper or that it was worth the money. I don’t have a subscription either.
There is a metric shite ton of things I don’t have because I have judged them to not be worth the money, an advocate subscription included, but I have never once bitched that those things should be free.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:43 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
On iPhone? Click top left “Aa” and click view reader mode.
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