Calling EZA experts

what am I to believe?

I have a report from one guy about putting in 3 self-serving links in your article yet the Author TOS says otherwise. I tried it and EZA denied me.
So, can I put 1 self-serving link in the body and not just the resource box?

Does confine mean restricted for them? maybe for some authors but not all.


Thanks

FROM Ezines below:

WEBSITE LINKS/URLS There is a total limit of (4) active or inactive links allowed in the article, which consists of both the BODY and the RESOURCE BOX.

1. Maximum of (2) "Self-Serving" active or inactive links/URLs to a website that you own, control, or have an interest in.
2. Maximum of (2) active or inactive non-self serving links/URLs to a website that you do not own, control, or have an interest in which adds value to the article.
3. Confine your self-serving links to your RESOURCE BOX.
4. We do not accept articles with active or inactive links in the first 1-3 paragraphs. Please put your active links in the resource box below the article body. The article BODY is your "GIVE" and the RESOURCE BOX is your "TAKE."

------------ But according to the excerpt below it can be in the body------------

We do not allow articles which have strategic keyword anchor text links in the body to your domain that do not add informational value to the article. Any use of anchored text links to websites that you own should add value to the article topic rather than stand out as an obvious abuse of anchored text link. The goal with this policy is to be a good net citizen by only allowing articles that add value with the anchored text links rather than for pure SEO reasons. Please limit your anchor text link length to 3 words.

Example: Within your article, you link the word "bird dog" to an article that you wrote about bird dogging. This is a good example
If you put both of the active self serving links that we allow in the body of your article, we will reject it.

Go to 1f in the editorial guidelines to review