Author Topic: Referfal link detected? (Read 754 times)

Ev Dowg · August 08, 2011, 10:21:16 PM

So I try and post a topic with a link and this thing comes up and says:

Referral link detected.
Please do not spam this garbage here. Also please kill yourself.

While I lmao'd at the last part I don't understand. Help?

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Skip · August 08, 2011, 10:35:50 PM

Probably a link shortener with advertising bullstuff or something else stupid.
If you get that message you're doing something you don't need to do.

Ev Dowg · August 09, 2011, 08:58:29 AM

I just posted 2 shortened links that said "Click Here".

I don't see how that's bad.

Ev Dowg · August 10, 2011, 08:53:11 PM

Still need help...

mp7964 · August 10, 2011, 09:59:30 PM

Instead of shortening them, make them like this [url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCfe8dv8BZU]Pootis [/url] Without the spaces, of course.

-EXAMPLE- Pootis -EXAMPLE-

Ev Dowg · August 11, 2011, 01:32:52 AM

Yeah, I tried that AND non-shortened links. Still nothing.

Does using 3 links or sites with .net vs. .com count?

Headcrab Zombie · August 11, 2011, 04:56:26 AM

Well what's the URL you're trying to post?
Post it with a space maybe in the middle maybe?

Ev Dowg · August 12, 2011, 11:27:35 PM

Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on August 11, 2011, 04:56:26 AM

Well what's the URL you're trying to post?
Post it with a space maybe in the middle maybe?

I tried to post the link here but it still says the Refferal thing.

e-maxx · August 12, 2011, 11:35:44 PM

it's one of those things that waste people time by clicking on it yet somehow helping the user that posted it
take the roblox one for example it gave you "money" when someone clicked on it

Ev Dowg · August 14, 2011, 10:59:35 AM

Ah! I see the problem now. Sadly, I was only trying to bring back an old fad from another forum. Oh well.