That if there are commercial interests of any kind, there is a conflict of interest in him being considered a regular member.
But, from the way it was previously described, that would be allowed there and many others are promoting themselves in the same way.
You are correct. It has been an easy way to distinguish those who profit off the forum demographics and those who don't.
But there is a little more nuance to the matter, isn't there?
There are some that clearly greatly contribute to the community and its harm reduction objectives AND still profit to some degree from the community.
It is not fair to lump them in with every source who seeks to profit here.