Thank you noooze.
I don't think people realize how much time and money is spent running a link list.
I spend many hours each week doing reviews, I also pay Luna to help run Cleo's, many more hours each week chasing after cheaters and removing dead links. On all of the stuff that I build I give up a sponsor slot to promote my link list as well.
I don't like declining people at all. It just makes more work for me.
My rules are there to help make my link list a quality link list, not to piss off anyone.