OO: No it ain't. I have rules to follow too.
FE: I've asked for guidance. As a general rule, links to commercial sites are frowned upon; if they want to advertise here, let 'em contact PPRuNe & cough up accordingly.
This one is a bit of a grey area; you may have noticed that the links are still there. They'll stay there until I get the go/no go decision. There is precedent for making an exception.
And just for the record, I mentioned that in my humble opinion they should stay in this instance. So do us a favour, stop slagging off.