I don't see it offhand in the newsguidelines page nor the submit page? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/submit

Edit: It's in the newsfaq page https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html per the replies

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croemer 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes here in FAQs:

Are paywalls ok?

It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.

In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. More here

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

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john_strinlai 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

it's in https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

Are paywalls ok?

It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.

in other words, its not ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that do not have workarounds.

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oriettaxx 5 hours ago | parent [-]

uh, I did not know: what I saw, so far, is that paywalled submission appears and then some volunteer would reply with a workaround... (many thanks to them)

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john_strinlai 4 hours ago | parent [-]

>what I saw, so far, is that paywalled submission appears and then some volunteer would reply with a workaround.

right. there is no requirement that the submitter provides the workaround themselves.

the requirement is that a workaround exists. sometimes nice commenters will provide the workaround, but again, the only requirement is that it is possible to workaround the paywall.

	▲	oriettaxx 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		ah, great. Super clear now, thank you.