I'm not a mod, nor do I have any position of power or decision making in Route, but an "isolated incident" on anoncomm for Route is never just an isolated incident. If it happens once, and the mods make a mistake in the future, it will come back on them for not fixing the problem when it came up in the past. This isn't a new occurrence, not for anoncomm and not for the game.

This is from player perspective, mind you, and someone who constantly links her own apps. The mods are trying to change their reputation and enacting policies on things which have caused misunderstandings--and made not only the mods look bad, but other players. No one likes to have their page linked to anoncomm negatively, no matter what the subject of the negativity is.

There's pros and cons to each method, and while linking is easier for the players in the game, and seems less messy, it is less likely to cause misunderstandings if it's all laid out.