If you are thinking of joining the coop but haven't been referred by someone, please allow me to refer you as it will give our sites a bonus in weighting. Here is the link to click on: http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/ad-network/?s=3286 Our sites help raise money for our work with homeless people. LOL and if you are wondering - yes I'm always asking for help / donations of links etc at DP. [edit - correction] There is a gallery of pictures here if you want to see some of the people we help and places where homeless people sleep on the street (squats): Street Kids Gallery
Best not to let SEbasic read that. He has proof otherwise... (I don't want to spoil your efforts, sorry!)
I was shocked too but never heared the evidence from Shawn himself. It makes sense in the way that by 'stealing' it off the newbie, the network stays the same in size (Similar to total internet PR). And the newbie still gets huge benefit for free. PS I added a link in the first post. Also search for a thread called 'Should I feel guilty?'.
Yeah, not sure if Shawn covered this in the thread you guys are talking about, but if the bonus came out of mid-air, Shawn was concerned about people referring themselves with lots of pointless sites - just to get the bonus.
Yeah, it's true... if you want, I can try to go back and find the thread that Shawn said that in, but the referral bonus does come out of the weight of the person being referred.
Shawn said it did, yes. Also, Im not sure how good it is to start a post of this nature- not sure why but it just seems a little off. (nothing against you at all- just made me feel that way.)