Quote from: cabalism13 on Today at 02:37:38 PM

The Rule says:
No referral code (ref link) spam.

Is it allowed if I only post it once?

I also saw this post:

Quote from: Naficopa on October 08, 2017, 03:11:30 PM

Quote from: Ol!v!er on October 08, 2017, 12:48:10 PM

can put referral link , promo link and gift link in my Signature ?

Referral links are allowed in signature and in personal text. You can also post ref link in post text, because in forum rules state: "No referral code (ref link) spam. " - so if you post it once, everything should be ok. But be careful , because if you post it second time mods can take it as spam.. Wink

On grounds of simple logic, I was sure that Naficopa must be wrong; at least, that is a quite twisted definition of “spam”. (Compare what n.a.n.a.e. called “one bite of the apple” arguments by e-mail spammers who claim it’s not spam, if they blast out only one advertisement to millions of people who never asked for it, then “respect” opt-out.) However, I did a brief search to confirm; whereupon I found that Naficopa was only partly incorrect, insofar as the ref link must be on topic (not merely “posted [only] once”):

Quote from: theymos on May 25, 2014, 04:49:58 PM

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=623429.msg6915010#msg6915010

Ref links are allowed if they're on-topic, which this is.

That referred to this—I have redacted the reflink url in this quote:

Subject: Re: How to become a bitcoin millionaire

Quote from: zimmah on May 24, 2014, 04:57:29 PM

Quote from: jc01480 on May 24, 2014, 04:55:59 PM

Quote from: Ron~Popeil on May 24, 2014, 03:25:56 PM

There are a lot of ways to earn btc as well. I don't have the wallet to buy a bunch but I have managed to earn some. It is the long road and takes patience but it can be done.

Ron, you have any suggestions on sites? I use one faucet site that has been awesome. But I know there are more.

this one is quite nice

So... That was explicitly permitted by theymos.

I urge the administration to reconsider this policy. It is not beneficial to high-quality discussion; and it conflicts with at least the spirit of this:

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

24. Advertisements (including signatures within the post area) in posts aren't allowed unless the post is in a thread you started and is really substantial and useful.[9][e]

[...]

[9] - "Ads in posts" - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=749961.0

Quote from: theymos on August 21, 2014, 09:08:07 AM

Ads are typically not allowed in posts (outside of the signature area) because they are annoying and off-topic. It is especially disallowed to put ads or signatures at the bottom of all of your posts. Except for traditional valedictions, which are tolerated but discouraged, signatures are for the signature area only.

It is also annoying to anybody who has deliberately avoided the perverse incentives created by referral links in posts. Surely I am not the only one who can say this: I am quite sure that in popular posts where people were likely to click, I have occasionally recommended sites which have referral programs. I have not even bothered signing up for any of those. I never even thought about that, except sometimes considering that maybe I should put a reflink in my signature; I just consider reflinks in post bodies to be spam (unless it is OP in a substantial thread per the above rule), and I behave accordingly for my own part. If forum rules disagree, then perhaps I should take advantage? Roll Eyes