Just think Stevie, if this was a restricted forum, you could have censored my observation about your free advertising.
On the other hand, you didn't make your little donation until late last year... only after being shamed into it. And you had to be shamed into it this year. However, your boyfriend Mark is still being a freeloader.
I'm pretty sure he would like everyone to IGNORE that!
All that I know for certain about Dave's feelings on people using his forum for self-promotion is his own words. You have seen those words, but choose to do your free advertising in every post you make. And you run away from the question of whether you pay Dave a percentage for every sale you make as a result of your advertising. Everyone else is expected to pay Dave on the honor system after making a sale here.
You seem to feel entitled to operate under a different standard.