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  • Engorged Onion changed the title to Another Article From The Age
 

Why do you keep linking articles that most people cannot access because of a paywall. 

Either copy & paste the article so we can all read it or Stop Linkin them.

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    2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Why do you keep linking articles that most people cannot access because of a paywall. 

    Either copy & paste the article so we can all read it or Stop Linkin them.

    I appreciate very much those links. And we all understand why the mods will rightly explode if you paste the entire article. 

    There's a lot of info posted here and elsewhere on how to jump paywalls. Try a bypass paywalls add-on to your browser.  You might have to try a few to find one that works for you and it may work on some sites and not others.

    Another trick which works sometimes is to use an AI chatbot (like llama3) and ask it to summarise an article at the URL.  If they get past the paywall the summary can be as good as reading the article.  Sometimes not.

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    3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Why do you keep linking articles that most people cannot access because of a paywall. 

    Either copy & paste the article so we can all read it or Stop Linkin them.

    The easiest way is to go to your browser settings and switch off Java Script. Then you can read the article and when finished turn Java Script back on or browser won’t work properly for other functions.

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    I don't think he can survive this if he keeps playing underperforming players.

    Play the youngsters or the jungle drums will beat louder and louder until your gone Goody.

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    35 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    I don't think he can survive this if he keeps playing underperforming players.

    Play the youngsters or the jungle drums will beat louder and louder until your gone Goody.

    He's playing the best we have. If you think there are players running round at Casey - who have won 3 matches all year - that would make any appreciable difference, there's a bridge in Sydney that's up for sale.

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    5 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Why do you keep linking articles that most people cannot access because of a paywall. 

    Either copy & paste the article so we can all read it or Stop Linkin them.

    It's an opinion piece from one of their editors and a Dee's fan - not something from their FD. And not any different from anything you're already reading here.

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    7 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

    Internal server error, sob

    Is that a summary of the article, or the club at this moment?

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    We won a flag, it kind of began…

    Its like the flag window was open and we did get the jump out the window… (hey it’s not my metaphor is it?!)

    So yeah, ‘24 is done but yeah, we all have to look on the bright side yeah…

    Anna Kendrick No GIF by Late Night with Seth Meyers

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    It’s bad enough that a new thread is started every time yet another journo writes us off. What’s worse is when two threads for the same article are started. Case in point… this one. 🙄 

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    What annoys me most is this idea that dynasty’s just happen and anyone with talented players should get them. They are a f’ing hard thing to do

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    8 hours ago, John Demonic said:

    Spicy article from James Massala

    Definitely giving us some curry.  Not buttering us up or papadaming over the cracks .....

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    • Grapeviney changed the title to Another Article - From The Age Political Reporter James Massala

    1 hour ago, Sydee said:

    Political reporter writing about football - yeah nah!

    So that invalidates most of us here on Demonland who write about football? As was stated above by Bing181, it’s an opinion piece by a Dees supporter; he has his platform, we have ours.

    Edited by hardtack

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    21 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    So that invalidates most of us here on Demonland who write about football? As was stated above by Bing181, it’s an opinion piece by a Dees supporter; he has his platform, we have ours.

    I didn’t say he wasn’t allowed to have an opinion just that I’m not sure it’s an opinion I value 

    spot the difference? 

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    2 hours ago, Sydee said:

    I didn’t say he wasn’t allowed to have an opinion just that I’m not sure it’s an opinion I value 

    spot the difference? 

    Which in an of itself is just another opinion. Many dont share yours....  in my opinion.

    Spot the indifference  ? 

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    We've all be long suffering from the Age rolling out this guy whenever the Dees hit a rough patch.

    When the sports editor gets an email from him pitching a story they could simply delete the email.

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    On 13/06/2024 at 14:17, Cranky Franky said:

    Why do you keep linking articles that most people cannot access because of a paywall. 

    Either copy & paste the article so we can all read it or Stop Linkin them.

    Makes me Cranky, too, Franky.

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