This is a pretty well known fact. The rules are there for all sites except those that make Google a lot of money. The tipping point coincides with the time when Google sees it fitting to assign your site a rep.

The "3 ads max" rule goes out the window as well.

I don't have a problem with this approach. I see it as a given that they would strike different deals with the breadwinners.

I used to have a rep as well, and he also made some problems I had magically disappear.