If they wanted to use an honor system, they wouldn't have a paywall at all. The two are mutually exclusive. They want to encourage people to pay without forcin

If they wanted to use an honor system, they wouldn't have a paywall at all. The two are mutually exclusive. They want to encourage people to pay without forcing them, because the latter would result in a significant decrease in their readership. They still want non-paying readers to help spread their articles, and they still get ad revenue from them.