Referrals?

[Justin Time]

What's the referrals link do? when I click it it just seems to take me back to the forum index :?:

could be that I'm a numpty though....

 

[tomtom]

thats cos yu h'aint got any

when someone joins.. the register form has a bit which asks if a member refered them to the site.. if you refered someone (and they filled it in correctly) im guessing something magicle happens (i dont know because i dont have any either) but thats what they are!

 

[Adi007]

Here's what the FAQ has to say on the matter:

http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/faq.php?s=&do=search&q=referrals&match=all&titlesonly=0

Basically though, Tomtoms got is sussed. :biggthump

 

[Justin Time]

Here's what the FAQ has to say on the matter:

http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/faq.php?s=&do=search&q=referrals&match=all&titlesonly=0

Basically though, Tomtoms got is sussed. :biggthump

oh, yes, the FAQ :shock: :shock:

I guess that answers my second point too

and thank Tomtom :biggthump

 

[jakunen]

oh, yes, the FAQ :shock: :shock:

I guess that answers my second point too

and thank Tomtom :biggthump

You just can't gewt the staff...

:rolmao:

 

[Paganwolf]

:rolmao: :You_Rock_

 

[Kath]

And well done to Paganwolf for having referred 3 people and to Tomtom for having referred 1! Keep it up!! :You_Rock_

 

[tomtom]

I've refered 1? but when i click on refferals... it doesnt do anything either?

 

[Adi007]

The link is there so you can right click on it and copy the URL so you can send it to friends.

 

[tomtom]

of right.. bet it tells you that in the FAQ doesn't it :roll:

 

[Adi007]

Probably not - the FAQ is, well, pretty sparse.

 

[tomtom]

ah ok.. i don't feel so silly then!!

can an admin tell me who i referred..?

 

[Adi007]

ah ok.. i don't feel so silly then!!

can an admin tell me who i referred..?

A user called "Wind Chaser" ... could be that they entered the wrong number in the box though when they signed up.

 

[tomtom]

nope... that was me!! thanks Adi :biggthump

 

[Ed]

I'd forgotten about referrals... I've got 7 but havent sent anyone a referral in ages.... I'll have to go through my address book again and see who may be interested :biggthump

Ed

 

[Kath]

If I recall correctly you put in the name of a member when you sign up. It doesn't have to be someone that necessarily sent you a referral, just someone who typed in your name at sign-up because they knew you.

 

[Martyn]

It's all done automatically using cookies.

For example, this is MY refere link for britishblades...
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/index.php?referrerid=1

The link will take you to the BB forum homepages, but the bit at the end "referrerid=1" is specific to me, it'll get written into a cookie on your computer. So when you sign up, the forum software attributes the new member (you) to referrerid=1 (me) and my referrer count gets incrimented by 1!

The referrer and new member do not need to know each other (in fact anyone clicking on the above link, and then joining BB wil get credited to me, just because I used my own referrerid in the link).

It's a way of getting members to spam the internet with thier referrerid's and thus promote the site.

You can be crafty about it too. Hover your mouse pointer over the BB logo in my sig, and look at the URL that appears at the bottom of your browser.