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Unable to generate HTML guides #4282

Open isaac-aa opened 2 months ago

isaac-aa commented 2 months ago

Hello,

I extensively used the feature to generate HTML guides for crags as it was very convenient to save then for offline use where there is no internet connection. However, yesterday I noticed that this is now a "premium" feature. Has this been announced somewhere officially?

I think that it is ok to have a premium fee for beta-features and improvements, but I think putting previously free features of TheCrag behind the "premium" pay-wall... well... it is not a good choice. It feels like a dangerous slippery slope.

I know that this may not be the place for a rant, but I find no other suitable place.

killakalle commented 2 months ago

Hi Isaac,

I'm not speaking for the theCrag team, but if you use the feature (or website) "extensively" why not consider becoming a financial contributor (e.g. 20 EUR per year) or a data contributor to support the website?

In both cases you will have access to all functionality.

isaac-aa commented 2 months ago

Hello,

For accessing the HTML guide now it requires to be level 2, which is 10 EUR per month (or 40 one-off).. In any case I understand this (and most probably I will pay), but I feel that it has not been announced properly (or I missed it?). And I'm afraid that other important features end up behind a pay wall.

Regarding data contributor, generating karma in an already well-established zone may not be that straightforward :(