This is false information. They present as expecting you to tell them first so that they have a chance to screw you, and will never let you know if you name a n

This is false information. They present as expecting you to tell them first so that they have a chance to screw you, and will never let you know if you name a number lower than what they would have offered. Every single thing in the post is something employers know, and are hoping you don't know; guessing 'well this seems weird so I won't do it' is essentially deliberately making a mistake, for all the reasons outlined in the article.