Sharon, thanks for your input!
Views on fair and commercial use of copyrighted material are like opinions about what is or isn't "legal" without reading the actual statutes or law books.
Sad to say we live in an imperfect, superficial yet highly opinionated world. Hoping you're right about time healing such miscommunications.
Meanwhile, I'm not banking on just one site or avenue to gain financial traction, preferring to keep my "eggs" in diverse "baskets" one or more of which will hopefully soon result in a return of my time/effort invested.
Best regards, Hank