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    Why I Still Use Ruby on Rails api ruby web medium.com/@shaffanm
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      Create an account to read the full story.

      @cosmic-boi, is it in your power to enable the full article?

      Everyone else, do we need a “paywall” tag? I’d rather avoid following links to them.

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        When this happens I flag it as “broken-link”. I cannot access the content so I think that is the correct flag.

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          This happens when the article author chooses to paywall it in Medium because it gives them a payout. They are basically using Lobsters as a free traffic source.

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              Does lobste.rs even allow posting links that require accounts?

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                  That worked for me, at least this once, thank you. In future please consider an unencumbered link for submissions.

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                    For sure. I’m working on building out my own blog (in Rails!) that won’t have a paywall :)

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                I’ve removed the paywall completely :)