I think the archive.ph solution is probably the best. I am the keeper of the bots, 🤖 , so it's just a matter of adding more code to the script(s).
Yep! That's probably the ideal solution.
@NJSpradlin@lemmy.world - would making it more clear in the post title help? I added ($) in the title to indicate paywall, but I can just do (Paywall) which would be less ambiguous.
Some/many people in the Atlanta area have subscriptions to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, so having that news source is helpful for us. But of course adding more info to post title would prevent wasted clicks for those without a subscription.
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@michael here - comment was removed because of violation of server rules on threats/violence
Howdy, @jackoneill@lemmy.world - paywalled articles - which are from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, are indicated with "$" in the title. If you don't want to see the articles, you are free to exclude the community from your account.
This shuts down the issue until the next scheduled session of the General Assembly. (Some) House Republicans wanted to hold a special session to move on the issue now; however, only the Governor can call a special session. And the Governor indicating his non-approval would likely make any efforts moot in the regular session in any case.
All added, @DecaturNature - that and Saporta Report should be showing up with the news tomorrow.
Perfect - thank you! I guess that URL was sort of obvious 🙃
($) A crackdown on ‘woke’ coverage is tearing Atlanta magazine apart
The publisher pushed back on their effort to present a modern picture of life in one of the Blackest, queerest cities in the South, calling it ‘divisive.’ Now, half the staff has quit.
@DecaturNature@yall.theatl.social - could copy/paste the URL feeds for Rough Draft? I tried to find them this morning, but wasn't able to do so on my first try.
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Paywalled articles are indicated with a ($) in the title.
Absolutely - that is a great idea, @DecaturNature@yall.theatl.social! Do you think we need separate Lemmy communities for each of the local news communities reported on Rough Draft?
Paywalled articles will be denoted with "($)" in the title
This only impacts articles from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as far as I'm aware. For any suggestions on new non-paywalled sources, feel free to send a note, and I'd be glad to add to /c/AtlantaNews
About those Paywalled News Sources
Reading some of the comments on bot-posted articles to /c/AtlantaNews, I'm also reading some frustration regarding posts that link to paywalled sites/articles.
The paywall under question is primarily the Atlanta Journal Constitution ajc.com. I'm not inclined to circumvent the paywall and post the article text for various reasons.
However, going forward, I propose that links to paywalled articles will indicate as such in the article title, such as [$], so you won't waste time clicking into an article you can't read. And, I will try to curate more news sources that are not behind paywalls. If you have some sources you'd like me to include, feel free to reply to this thread, and I'd be glad to add.
Finally, all the news bots are currently posting to this single community. Maybe there should be multiple communities for different categories or sources of news? I don't yet have any strong thoughts on this, but your thoughts and feedback are welcome and appreciated 🤗