Just noticed I'm the sole launch 'kindness' - I assumed there were more. Well, I'm even more honored now!

Anyways, I thought I'd weigh in on the affiliate link question a bit.

If it was obviously an affiliate link, I think people expect that no one can do anything for free forever, and that someone has to pay for hosting/development/etc. If Ryan is driving traffic and sales, there's no reason he shouldn't benefit.

However, if my submission was altered to include one, that feels "off" to me.

So, a page with "WP services that are kind" -- possibly ranked by kindness count -- could be a way to accomplish this without making the actual kindness report into an ad.

My 2 cents.