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# Linking to paywalled content
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2012/07/linking_to_paywalled_content/
- Published: 2012-07-02T11:29:47.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T15:39:29.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: attribution, jon slattery, linking, paywalls

![Five Swiss Francs](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/07/tumblr_m6j485JtaD1qz53xao1_500.jpg?resize=350%2C350)

I had a brief discussion with Jon Slattery over the weekend about why his “[quotes of the week](http://jonslattery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/media-quotes-of-week-from-clive-james.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)” posts don’t link to their sources.

[His response](http://jonslattery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/media-quotes-of-week-from-clive-james.html?showComment=1341044014728&ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> The reason I didn’t link was because I wasn’t sure what to do with quotes behind paywalls.
> 
> But I think I will, where I can, link in future.

I was under the impression that this was a solved problem. The standard form seems to be to put a \*\*\[£\] \*\*or similar after the link. For example:

[Why procrastination isn’t all bad \[£\]](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/article3461211.ece?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)

I think that makes is clear that the link is to paywalled content, while giving appropriate attribution to the source of your content.

Seem fair?