I doubt it would have been bad html. I think if I remember you had it in a paragraph tag outside of all the tables centered. I would think whomever removed it should not have done so without asking you.
Since it is not a copyrighted program anyone using the hack has the right to remove the link from display and most probally would as a sidenote.
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