::I haven't been involved with this discussion, but I do track this page and I know a little about VBox (I am one of the moderators on their user forums).  I think that describing this reference as "complete shite" by Bob isn't one that I would fully support.  It's polished, but weak in content; it reads as is authored by someone who is a professional technical author, but with little knowledge of the product that is being described.  My question would be more: what are the valid criteria for meriting the inclusion of a link to this particular HowTo (over the 100s on the Internet).  IMO, both WP:NOTHOWTO and WP:ELNO definitely apply here.  Given that Momposi's only edits were to place this and similar MakeUseOf links (all co-incidentally authored by the same tech author) on other pages as clear product-placement, I also think that this account was clearly acting as an WP:SPA in breach of WP policies, so the ban was merited; and the removal of these links was merited.  I am not sure why  would find this action inflammatory.