No .com on a link to paysite = blind link?

[msanchez]

If Mr Yum Says its too tight then its too tight because he runs a tight ship.

With the example given by Cleo of course thats clearly something that is trying to break the spirit of the no blind link rule so yes that would be blind to me too. But that seem like an exception maybe and not really what i think many real freesite submitters are doing to much but I could be wrong. At least regarding if .com makes a difference or not.