In the past, I have often quoted New York Times columnists and linked to their columns online. Effective today, the Times website has moved most of its columnists to a new pay-only area called “TimesSelect.”

Because I have the newspaper delivered at home, I have access to TimesSelect content online. However, links to that content won’t work for anyone who doesn’t have TimesSelect access. This poses a dilemma.

When I link to Times columnists, I usually try to quote enough material to make the point, but the columnist’s ideas are always more fully developed in the full piece than in any extract. A link also allows readers to verify that I’m not putting words into someone’s mouth by checking the source. The new Times policy cripples those links.

For the time being, however, I will continue to quote Times columnists and link to their online columns. Paid members of TimesSelect will be able to check my source and read the full columns. Other readers, I hope, will not be too greatly inconvenienced.