What about in situations where the author of the topic is asking for web hosting provider recommendations, or a certain modification? I'm against people blasting off "switch to [web hosting provider]!" whenever they get the chance, even when the author has no intention to, but what about those times when this is what the author is asking for? I believe that restricting owners of these companies from recommending themselves makes sense, but what about actual customers (given, that they don't see more sneak in those annoying affiliate links)?