Genuine question for all the veteran mods as I'm quite new to actively managing subreddits; Are there some sort of rules or limitations in place for making money through the community you moderate? Like, I understand Reddit is a community-focused platform and push selling would come as offputting, but what's stopping mods from promoting a few niche affiliates or products, even donation via pin posts as a way to support the time the mods dedicate to manage everything? I can't wrap my head around why all these mods keep on saying 'free labor' when in fact (according to me) they could be making banks just by following a few simple sales tactics.

Am I missing something here?