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That stackshare site won't let me view content without creating an account.

So that's a downvote from me, please try to find a source that doesn't require you register an account.

Downvoting someone for contributing to the conversation, without providing any better source. Great

That's sort of what the downvote button is for, removing things that don't contribute to the conversation. A source that you can't look at without capitulating to their dark patterns is more or less what that button is for.

Also explaining why you're downvoting is a good idea.

Or you could have just found the site yourself and linked to it here like everyone else does.

OP: Paywall Link You: Here’s the non-paywall link.

Not that hard. And if you think about it, OP typed the answer “Ruby on Rails”. Would you have downvoted if he didn’t provide a source?

I just accessed the stackshare URL without signing in.

I was able to access that link but couldn't do anything else without having to sign in. I also can no longer go back to that link without signing in.

I had to open it in a private browser window

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