Oh for the love of
Ecchi, you're obviously an intelligent and articulate guy. Can you honestly look in the mirror and claim that the statement "it is in their interest to refuse to list the the more profitable sites" is NOT an overbroad generalization???
Making that statement with no qualifier of 'some' or 'a few' (as you're NOW claiming)...implies all link lists are run in that underhanded manner. I think you'll find that the vast majority of list owners who regularly post in these forums are in fact upstanding business people. THAT is in their best interests for long term success which is exactly why they're here. And as Max said, on the occasion when a list owner is doing naughty things, they're outted and summarily flogged in public.
Given that you've now 'adjusted' your statements to 'some' or 'a few' link lists, it's difficult to fathom why you can't simply admit that your prior statements were in fact overbroad generalizations.