ר Bainbridge Abbreviation for Subscription-Only or Registration-Only Links. Another gem from Professor Bainbridge: this time, an excellent suggestion for abbreviations on webpages. Here's a sample: WSJ ($). He says,
I've decided to flag subscription-required links with the following signal: ($). The LA Times and other sites requiring intrusive registration will be flagged with a (R) signal. [ http://php.indiana.edu/~erasmuse/w/04.01.02d.htm . erasmusen@yahoo.com. ]

 

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