Borderline...
I understand where this is coming from, and agree at times.
Though, it really comes down to the actual quality of the accompanying comment. For example, this one is good - therefore it can squeeze by.
Or yesterday, I had another that was also a good comment - and the banner pic they used actually got my attention, as it was for some “Steem Camp” project in Nigeria. Had they just posted the banner, I probably woulda passed over - but the quality comment was enough to earn some respect, and it was evident that they weren’t out solely for themselves, but serving a cool community project worthy of support. Thus, squeezed by.
But if it’s just some generic shit comment with a big advertisement, fuck that.
Yes, it is borderline. I didn't mean to judge that too harshly. I just stumbled upon it after reading your post and had to smile about the irony. ;)