Plateman, this is not necessarily so.
Before I continue, let me say. I know it is Pvtspanky's responsibility to follow the rules which includes checking his recips.
I can think of a couple reasons, other than using an auto submitting, that he might have the wrong recip on you.
1. He could have grab his recips over a span of time and just did not update them when he got around to entering the free site market.
2. The real reason I am posting in this thread is because yesterday, I was poking around Useless' great tool for LL submitters and noticed your recips. Think PVTspanky might have gotten his recips here -
http://www.linklistpro.com/reciprocal_links/index.php ? I doubt it but it is a possibility.
Ptvspanky, please take this constructive.
These Link List owners are not going to take just any shit that you throw at them. Before you seriously start submitting, you best read each Link Lists rules. As I said, these link list reviewers do not play. Most have enough quality submitters so they do not have to take new ones, especially ones that do not read and follow their rules.
I gave you a possible out on Plateman's post about his recip but if you are using a freehost, it would be obvious that you had not read the rules. You will be luck if you do not get banned or blacklisted.
You might consider using the search tool here on the board to find discussions on both betabrigade and free hosting. You will find some good advice by so doing. As an example;
http://greenguysboard.com/board/showthread.php?t=16263