False and false.<p><pre><code>  &quot;Everyone already knows that.&quot;
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I had to click the link to find out.  Also, why are you confident the submitter knew that?  If the submitter knew it was a paywall, why did he submit it and not another non-paywall link with the same info?<p><pre><code>  &quot;That&#x27;s why the &#x27;web&#x27; link is under the title.&quot;
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Unless the status quo has changed since this post[1], the &quot;web&quot; link&#x27;s purpose is to &quot;[find] better sources and catching spam,&quot; not to encourage paywall sites with a handicap allowance.<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10223645" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10223645</a>