Ian F. wrote:
> "Iceman" wrote in message
> news:1165510277.629783.136360@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> > When newspaper websites expect me to register just to read one article,
> > I always put my zip code as 90210 and my date of birth as 1999. If
> > enough people make these annoying registration pages useless for
> > gathering information then newspapers will stop using them.
>
> But if you're using the resource, surely it's not too much to ask for a
> few details. If the system falls down, then newspaper websites will begin
> charging, as indeed a few of them do already.
And then people will stop reading them and go elsewhere for information.
I just can't be faffed with endless registration processes.
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