Relentless

Most of what you posted has already been covered extensively. The one new thing in your post is this statement quoted above. I see the affiliate as the 'home owner' of their own traffic. You seem to see affiliates as less than that.

Do you really think asking for promo materials has no cost because it's 'just their money' being spent?' Do you really think there is no cost in calling out program owners over things that have not actually cost you any money? Do you really think there is no cost in equating a leak with illegal activities, theft and harming bookmarkers as some have done in this thread? There is always a cost and in business it is only worthwhile if the actual gain exceeds that cost. If you have watched the standard affiliate model over the last decade, you can see the result of too many people requiring these costs when they got very little if anything in return for the expense (for themselves, for affiliates, or for program owners).

I am very curious:

1 Did you promote RUC in any way before this thread?

2 If you didn't, do you plan to promote RUC now?

3 Was the $/click you earned before this thread high compared to other sponsors you promote?

4 Is the $/click higher now than it was before this thread in any meaningful way?

I am confident your answer to all four questions posted above is 'No.'

So this thread and others like it earn you zero directly, cost you nothing directly, and have a negative impact on the overall affiliate program business model indirectly.