BringBackFergy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 C'mon man. Look at the page. The first 12 or 13 articles are all from the Buffalo News. How about mixing it up a bit? I like the page and have been coming here daily for years. It was a simple request. Why do we need so many Buffalo News articles? There are plenty of other sources that are free. So your gripe is that the articles should be mixed on the page more? Should it go "one BN article, then two other articles, then two BN articles, then three other articles"? Or should it go 1, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2? What presentation works best for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Your ignorance of 2017 is astounding. Please feel free to visit the website of probably the world's finest newspaper - The New York Times and tell me what you see (they do give 10 free articles per month). Then go to the Washington Post. Then the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times... Go ahead. I'll wait. I don't want to subscribe to any of those publications and I don't want to subscribe to the Buffalo News either. There is plenty of free content out there. It was a simple request to provide more free content. Do you people work for the Buffalo News or something? Damn. Relax people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 You don't have to charge people to read your content. Most successful publications have figured out a way to provide internet content and pay for it through advertising sales. Clearly the Buffalo News hasn't figured that one out yet. That's how you get information to the masses in the 21st century if you want to continue to be viable. ohhh. Bleacher report style. Click bait articles. Popups all over. Shittastic levels of journalism. Yes. Exactly. Go home, dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It's brutal to repeatedly open a link on a very public page and have to pay for it, the WSJ does this as well. Do you not see these icons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm talking about you being lazy in using a finger to scroll down the page to get to the free links. It was a simple request man. Sorry that it bothers you so much that I don't want to have the first 12 or 13 articles linked to a site that I have to pay for. If you want to pay, feel free. I was just making a simple request to maybe mix it up a bit. How about putting the free ones on top and the paid ones on the bottom instead of the other way around? Doesn't seem too difficult to me. The moderators or owner can do whatever they choose. I won't read the ones from the Buffalo News so they are useless to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Would appreciate if the moderators would post articles from other publications that do not require you to pay to read them. There are plenty of other sources for Bills related material besides the Buffalo News. I can't read 99% of the articles on the page because you have to subscribe in order to read them. If the Buffalo News wants to require a subscription to read their material, then that's fine, it's their newspaper and their right. I just would like to continue to read articles on Two Bills Drive without having to pay to do so. Anyone else feel the same way? Agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billieve420 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 At least now it shows whether the article is locked or not. So there is really no reason to complain anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 ohhh. Bleacher report style. Click bait articles. Popups all over. Shittastic levels of journalism. Yes. Exactly. Go home, dude I am home. I am getting a huge laugh out of how many people are getting their panties in a wad over a simple request. I don't care if they ever do it. It was just a simple request to maybe have some more of the free articles up front instead of the first 12 or 13 always linked to a pay site. The responses are killing me. You guys must all work for the Buffalo News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It was a simple request man. Sorry that it bothers you so much that I don't want to have the first 12 or 13 articles linked to a site that I have to pay for. If you want to pay, feel free. I was just making a simple request to maybe mix it up a bit. How about putting the free ones on top and the paid ones on the bottom instead of the other way around? Doesn't seem too difficult to me. The moderators or owner can do whatever they choose. I won't read the ones from the Buffalo News so they are useless to me. Your request is to have others do your work. Scroll down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Do you not see these icons? bn.png Relax man. It was a simple request. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 i get all my sports ball news from the courier express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Your request is to have others do your work. Scroll down. LOl you guys must be getting kickbacks from the Buffalo News. Why do you insist that the pay articles have to be listed first? They don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Scott, you are bleeding us dry!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Anyone else feel the same way? No. TSW is a large community--and the fact that some posters can't access TBN links should not restrict others who can from having that opportunity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 LOl you guys must be getting kickbacks from the Buffalo News. Why do you insist that the pay articles have to be listed first? They don't. You are on a free site. This site offers a pretty equal split between paid vs. unpaid material. Paid material is easily identified. And now you're bitching about the order in which the material is posted. That's nerve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmarvB Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I don't read them. That's the point. Would like to have a fan page with articles that I can actually read without paying. Agreed. Add even more content from the other sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I am home. I am getting a huge laugh out of how many people are getting their panties in a wad over a simple request. I don't care if they ever do it. It was just a simple request to maybe have some more of the free articles up front instead of the first 12 or 13 always linked to a pay site. The responses are killing me. You guys must all work for the Buffalo News. Quote: "Stop linking to Buffalo News aritcles" Now, is this a simple request to rearrange the articles? Was this mentioned in your original post? Your argument has changed with every post. Now, if you actually requested, as opposed to placing demands, that the BN links not be at the top of the list in the morning - we can have a conversation. Demanding from me that we do something to fit your personal taste is not an invitation for constructive dialog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I moved this topic as it was adding nothing to the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I love how the OP is bashing people for getting all worked up about what is literally a 50/50 split on free vs paid, you have the owner of the site explaining it to you, and you're whining about the order it's in. Come on man, get a grip, if 50/50 isn't good enough, go somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I am home. I am getting a huge laugh out of how many people are getting their panties in a wad over a simple request. I don't care if they ever do it. It was just a simple request to maybe have some more of the free articles up front instead of the first 12 or 13 always linked to a pay site. The responses are killing me. You guys must all work for the Buffalo News. so you are jus a lazy !@#$ and can’t scroll down. Answers all the questions that have me wondering why you can’t scroll down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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