Encouragement for Referrals?

**conkermaniac** · December 17th, 2001, 07:31

I think that FreeWebspace should give users something depending on the number of referrals they have. Simply giving them a little number in their profile won't do it. I think that if you allow them larger avatars or offer something as a reward for more referrals, there will be many many more users on these boards (not that there's not enough already

).

**MN-Carl** · December 17th, 2001, 11:35

like ?

**neG.oNe** · December 17th, 2001, 14:57

Candy treats and icecream! send it to my home address in a box

**niv** · December 17th, 2001, 22:38

50 posts?

**Jan** · December 17th, 2001, 22:43

Why do you need a reward?

Surely if you like this community and you get a friend to join, that is reward enough?

I can imagine if there was a reward system in place that people would just abuse it to get their 'rewards'

**Bruce** · December 18th, 2001, 05:04

How could you abuse the referral system?

**Jan** · December 18th, 2001, 05:21

I counted about 10 ways on my fingers

But I won't post them here, too many people abuse affiliate programs and the like. So I am confident if a reward system was in place, that it too would be abused.

(Not by everyone, but a select few)

**conkermaniac** · December 18th, 2001, 06:39

It would be a minor reward system. Something like the ability to use more vB code or something like that.

Of course, you COULD register tons of accounts and refer yourself. But would anybody be crazy enough to do that just for a bunch of extra little goodies?

**stu** · December 18th, 2001, 07:44

I think people are getting too way too excited about these post counts and now referral counts..

**LeX** · December 18th, 2001, 08:33

by conkermaniac
I think that FreeWebspace should give users something depending on the number of referrals they have.

Hmm... you get to refer another person!

**Weapon** · December 20th, 2001, 00:29

I think peo should delete all the 0/1 post coint posters/inactive ppl first, I was looking and saw quite alot

**Jan** · December 20th, 2001, 00:36

Why? They are still members, they use the forums to get information, why should they have to rejoin when they need to ask a question?

I saw one recently who was a member since May or something and made his/her first post.

Some can get answers to questions with the search feature, they then don't need to waste space with a post.

And on another BB someone recently posted his second since 1999!

**Weapon** · December 20th, 2001, 00:39

hmmmm they take up alot of space (since there are alot) and why need to register to get information? just read the post, not like they're posting or anything