I'm saying your method can work but also just because you don't see a link that looks right, it's not necessarily proof of malfeasance.

True, but with as many links as the post has it's a good way to narrow down your options, plus I assume every link on a site like this is probably malicious in some way; no risk no reward I guess.

And in situations where this method doesn't work I can just revert to the ole' holy grail strategy (which is clearly perfect in every way).