[erikpukinskis]

It's common, but I still don't like it. I deleted my Facebook last year and it was shocking to me how much "public" content Facebook hides behind a login requirement. The same with Quora, and apparently Pinterest. They make it look like a public page but after you scroll they're like "uh-uh. We need your personal data if you want to see the rest."

It really soured me against these sites to see the way they take other peoples' content and lock it behind a wall.

I just walk away when I see that stuff now. I miss the old internet that felt more like a public park than an amusement park.

[praneshp]

>>> It really soured me against these sites to see the way they take other peoples' content and lock it behind a wall.

At least on Quora, the minute you write something, it's Quora's content. As the user, I'm welcome to put my answer on a blog instead.