Post by GetRef.com on Dec 3, 2010 13:22:12 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up before implementing another adjustment to GetRef.
One of the main 'cheat' points that GetRef.com gets on a regular basis is people taking advantage of the 2 bonus credits.
I can't even guess how much time I have devoted to implementing fixes and patches around this bonus, to try and catch cheaters. Everything from ip detection, to joining patterns, to naming conventions. It's been a constant thorn in my backside.
Gold members will NOT be affected by the following change: (Another reason to go gold)
So as soon as I can, within the next couple of days hopefully, I will change the number of credits you get from referring someone to GetRef.com to 1 from 2. My hope is that by decreasing the benefit by half, this will help eliminate the incentive to cheat for malicious users.
Gold members will continue to recieve 2 credits for each person they refer to GetRef.
I really hope this doesn't prevent my non-malicious users (the vast majority of GetRef.com users by the way) from referring people to GetRef. Referrals to GetRef is still by far the number one way of advertising the site to new users, and you will still receive downline credits like you always have.
Another cascading effect this will have is it will decrease the number of fake requests you get from users, because cheating accounts will not feel as much incentive to try and earn a single credit.
Thanks for everyone's patience while I fix some of these things in hopes to make the site better for everyone. (Except cheaters, life hopefully gets harder for them)
Jay
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up before implementing another adjustment to GetRef.
One of the main 'cheat' points that GetRef.com gets on a regular basis is people taking advantage of the 2 bonus credits.
I can't even guess how much time I have devoted to implementing fixes and patches around this bonus, to try and catch cheaters. Everything from ip detection, to joining patterns, to naming conventions. It's been a constant thorn in my backside.
Gold members will NOT be affected by the following change: (Another reason to go gold)
So as soon as I can, within the next couple of days hopefully, I will change the number of credits you get from referring someone to GetRef.com to 1 from 2. My hope is that by decreasing the benefit by half, this will help eliminate the incentive to cheat for malicious users.
Gold members will continue to recieve 2 credits for each person they refer to GetRef.
I really hope this doesn't prevent my non-malicious users (the vast majority of GetRef.com users by the way) from referring people to GetRef. Referrals to GetRef is still by far the number one way of advertising the site to new users, and you will still receive downline credits like you always have.
Another cascading effect this will have is it will decrease the number of fake requests you get from users, because cheating accounts will not feel as much incentive to try and earn a single credit.
Thanks for everyone's patience while I fix some of these things in hopes to make the site better for everyone. (Except cheaters, life hopefully gets harder for them)
Jay