Upvote for attitude.

You didn't break the rule. You got close. *grin* It's a great topic and I support it. The easy out for me would be to remove the post and lock the thread and give you an *ahem* vacation. *grin* That isn't the right answer because there is real potential in your topic. The audience for my comment are the people who might promote their own blogs/vlogs/whatever. Or have spouse/friend/random acquaintance act on their behalf. Some of my audience is the other mods that I read this and thought about it and have a rational for leaving it up. I'm the most junior mod but I'm active and present and they have so far given me autonomy.

You're good.

I'm an engineer and a scientist. There have been some wonderful contributions to human knowledge by citizen scientists. Just off the top of my head, lots of contributions understanding the Pacific gyre. VOSP is citizen/corporate science at its finest. They provide baselines for weather forecasts and have helped track the southerly migration of the Gulf Stream crossing the Atlantic. Counting invasive species. Crowdsourced depth sounding. At its roots, Waterway Guide Explorer reviews are citizen science. Data collection of equipment reliability e.g. by the ARC is mundane but still useful.

I'll try to keep an eye on this thread both as a mod and a member of the community. There are over 600k members here and I have a life, work, other interests, and like to go sailing so I miss things. If something cool comes up or I can help feel free to ping me.

Moderators work for the community. We can't be everywhere and depend on the community at large to use the report button to flag questionable posts and comments. Every single report gets followed up. We may not agree that there is a transgression. Judgements differ. We do the best we can to be fair and consistent. You can think of us as janitors, sweeping up the debris. *grin*