As a Neogaf member, I can attest for the extreme strictness. That said, the OT side is a LOT more lax than the gaming side and is basically a entirely different website.
I'm pretty sure he makes bank from his YouTube account alone. I'm pretty sure he's a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Here are some of the stats from his channel.
Total Upload Views: 570,030,737
Channel Views: 33,889,828
Subscribers: 438,365
#41 most viewed of all-time on YouTube
Exactly.
Nike/Jordan Brand is a mega corporation. They're not your friend and they don't care how long you've been a loyal customer and that you threaten to stop buying their product. When you leave, 5 more heads will pop up and take your place. Reputation? Ha. Something utterly catastrophic...