No need to repeat. I fully understand the rule.
How lucky you are, as the several of us who commented in that thread don't seem to have it so clear as you do.
No begging right?. But why let op leave it like that just in case someone comes along that is willing to donate. At first, you always repeat the rule number 7 which is no begging and now it looks like you don't want op to delete the thread as you have said begging will result of the account being banned.
I don't know why you make it so complicated. On a personal level, I don't care if the OP deletes the thread or doesn't delete it. Thinking that his story might be true, if he doesn't delete it he has a chance.
Since I am not as clear about rule number 7 as you are, I think that maybe a moderator will come and tell him that he can. I think that according to that rule the most likely scenario is that he would be told no, especially because he is a newbie, he has no reputation here, but as it is an unofficial rule and it seems that it is not applied 100% of the time, he has a small chance that would be ruined if he deletes the thread.