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How is this any different to people who link to their companies in their bios? This has long been accepted to be within the spirit of the site - our own Mr Maunder has even gone as far as to suggest this to people who were putting stuff in their messages. Plus, as has been pointed out, would this not drag in the likes of Nish and Marc? The rules have to be applied to all - or none.
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I think that Manfred feels bad because the Link goes directly to the Amazon page.
Whatsoever, as previously this would also outlaw Christopher Duncan, who has links to his own homepage in his bio (where he sells the books, so no difference to the amazon page).
In the end, the discussion is meaningless if the Big Boss has already approved links to commercial sales in the Member's Bio.
Furthermore, and to defend them who actively practice putting sale links in their Bio, most of them use the full URL (and not some shady shortener service as bit.ly is) - People who click the link will now where they are taken.
We need to differ between abusive stuff and sales stuff when it comes to Member profiles.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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Most of his messages are now gone, and I cleaned up his QA answer which also pointed to the same place.
He needs a few more slaps though.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Just one more kick needed on the account. All the messages are gone.
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And another one bites the dust.
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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here[^]
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
modified 6-Jan-14 9:13am.
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Not any more it isn't, and he isn't either. 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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[^] contains list of links only: it would be nice if we knew who it was, so we could nuke his account?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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The article is gone. User still needs a few kicks.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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I just posted a message telling that the author shouldn't include links to commercial products. He is a new member, so I assume that he didn't yet know that links to commercial products are considered spam. If he does not remove the link, however, then I'll report his account as spammer.
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Too late - the tip and account are both gone...
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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I received an email from the author, saying he would remove the link, but that his account is disabled.
I forwarded the email to Chris and asked him to reinstate the account if he thinks I made a mistake. I admit that is always a possibility.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Both gone
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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AFAIK, it is not. That is site-driving spam.
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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He didn't answered the question in the other site. He asked something and the answers can be useful for the Enquirer here.
jschell wrote: So is that a valid way to answer a question on this site?
It is something difficult to generalize.
If the user is waking up old questions and all answers point to the same place... yes, I consider it spam.
But if the user has a blog and puts a link in a single question pointing to a well written article of his... I don't report it
There are a lot of answers with links to Stackoverflow, MSDN forums and many other places in the net and that does is allowed.
I think the most important criteria is (at least is the one I try to follow) is the answer-poster trying to help? or trying to attrack traffic to the other site through the link?
In the case you are pointing... I have checked other messages of that user, and they have links to other places totally different and mostly according to the question. So I don't think he is a spammer.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I second that.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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Nelek is right, it's all down to context, and the other responses from the same poster. I don't think it's a problem in this case, and it's certainly a better way to answer a question than plagiarising the answer he was given and posting it as his own! 
I don't think the OP deserved to be downvoted for that, and have upvoted it in compensation.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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