You've been on this forum for a long time, I'm surprised that you ignored the rule about not posting referral links.
I have nothing against it, but that rule exists for a reason and should be followed. You should have at least emphasized that some links contain a reff link, although I am not sure that this is under the rules.
That's a subjective rule.
Many thread especially in gambling board are having their own referral links in the first post, yet the moderators didn't delete the thread. They also didn't mention if their thread contain referral links too.
Read this.
However, if you are using the forum as a publishing platform to host something really substantial and useful, selling ads in that substantial work is allowed. To be eligible for this, your post must be in a topic that you started, and your post must be substantial and long enough to make the ad seem entirely insignificant. If in doubt, ask me.