An open child network…

Wow, this explains something that I was confusing the heck out of me. I think the real reason behind this weird plan is the systems managing each of the “front doors” don’t talk to each other in the right way.

I never paid for a subscription, I got it free from Lincoln which ran a banner ad offering free 1 year subscriptions just when the paywall went live. I totally didn’t read the fine print or anything but I just figured that by the time the subscription is up, the paywall would be gone.

Anyway, what I found was the mobile site, which I prefer to the website or the app, could not retain the fact that I was a subscriber. It would make me log in, then send me to the full website and then I would have to back track and go back to the mobile version of the article. It drove me mad. Eventually I figured out the answer was to use the app, which I do not love. I think the failure of the paywall will come from the way it was implemented and not from the fact that they are charging. I need to read this Wired article!