Sigvaldson Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This isn't about the specific player in question, just give us a clear answer: is advertising your referral link via your forum signature legal or not? Can you be banned for this or not? Your, so far, extremely shady actions left aside, just give us a clear and official statement on this. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JourrnoRush Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You're missing out if you don't bud. Ever since I joined the club of ref link in sig, I get referrals. Plus, you figure new players probably check out the forums. Seeing the referral link in a sig with "free stuff" probably helps get them into the game which is a plus for BW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holocron Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) You're missing out if you don't bud. Ever since I joined the club of ref link in sig, I get referrals. Plus, you figure new players probably check out the forums. Seeing the referral link in a sig with "free stuff" probably helps get them into the game which is a plus for BW. You are missing the point. Bioware said we can do it a long while back (check Eric's post history) and it has been in our sigs for a while. Now CS is banning accounts citing that ref links in signatures is against the rules. They also deleted a major post about it showing all the CS statements and subsequent banning from it. Edited February 16, 2016 by Holocron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankyn Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You are missing the point. Bioware said we can do it a long while back (check Eric's post history) and it has been in our sigs for a while. Now CS is banning accounts citing that ref links in signatures is against the rules. They also deleted a major post about it showing all the CS statements and subsequent banning from it.I suspect that, as with most "I was unjustly banned" complaints, there's a part of that story that was conveniently omitted. The last "official" word on it is that links ARE allowed in your signature. While I don't know specifically how BioWare operates, CS for most MMO's doesn't deal with the forums and they're run as two entirely separate entities. Typically, for forum behavior to cause an in-game suspension, the issue had to be escalated through the community manager to a CS manager who would then enact the game ban. Conversely, Customer Service doesn't deal with forum behavior since that's what moderators are for. Their system may be set up in such a way that a game ban also locks you out of the forum, but it's doubtful that CS is actually punishing people for things happening on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiamaraSimi Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) As I said in the other thread that went poof: Isnt the guy that said he got nabbed -also- the same guy who was bragging it up in -multiple- threads, including the "Downtime Funtime" thread that had so many people reading it that it blew up the forums, that he had 250,000 CC from referral grants? Im pretty sure some guy shouting from the rooftops "HEY GUYS I GOT A QUARTER MILLION CC FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE1!1!1!1" would definitly get the bean counters scrutiny... Edited February 16, 2016 by XiamaraSimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 As I said in the other thread that went poof: Isnt the guy that said he got nabbed -also- the same guy who was bragging it up in -multiple- threads, including the "Downtime Funtime" thread that had so many people reading it that it blew up the forums, that he had 250,000 CC from referral grants? Im pretty sure some guy shouting from the rooftops "HEY GUYS I GOT A QUARTER MILLION CC FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE1!1!1!1" would definitly get the bean counters scrutiny... The first rule of Referral Club is...... You all know the rest! I'm would like to know if they feel this is against the rules too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holocron Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 As I said in the other thread that went poof: Isnt the guy that said he got nabbed -also- the same guy who was bragging it up in -multiple- threads, including the "Downtime Funtime" thread that had so many people reading it that it blew up the forums, that he had 250,000 CC from referral grants? Im pretty sure some guy shouting from the rooftops "HEY GUYS I GOT A QUARTER MILLION CC FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE1!1!1!1" would definitly get the bean counters scrutiny... Yeah but he didn't violate any rules. Simply put Bioware didn't want honor their end and pay up. It could happen to any of us, and that is what is scary, and also why it needs clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casirabit Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Maybe talking about as much as I think some might, might cause the problem? But I agree a response would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manathayria Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) I suspect that, as with most "I was unjustly banned" complaints, there's a part of that story that was conveniently omitted. The last "official" word on it is that links ARE allowed in your signature. Snipped for that first part. There is a way to modify the raf link so it bypasses the accept/decline option. That, I believe, breaks the tos. The modification made it so people could not say 'no' to being linked to someone else's account if they didn't want to be. If any of the banned accounts were pulling this, it should not be a surprise that they're gone. Do we know if that guy is one who's been doing that? Do we know if he has in the past? Do we know if they've edited his forum sig since then to remove the modified link so it doesnt hit anyone else? Edited February 16, 2016 by Manathayria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Post EricMusco Posted February 16, 2016 Dev Post Share Posted February 16, 2016 This isn't about the specific player in question, just give us a clear answer: is advertising your referral link via your forum signature legal or not? Can you be banned for this or not? Your, so far, extremely shady actions left aside, just give us a clear and official statement on this. Thanks. Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordArtemis Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thank you for the clarification. I am sure there are many folks that will appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holocron Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thank you for the prompt response Eric! I'd like to see more of these on certain issues that are posted. And by the way, will those of us who got the makeb achievement but didn't get the gazebo decoration ever get it fixed at this point? Edited February 16, 2016 by Holocron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelballz Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thank you for the update Eric much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiamaraSimi Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thank you for clarifying ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casirabit Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thank youi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigvaldson Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thanks a lot, that's exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks again, Eric, you can close the thread if you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkHelsing Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hm, maybe this should be pinned? A lot of people out there believe that having referral links in their signature can get them booted. Might be good to have this up top for a wee bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PainOfDemise Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Good to know it's acceptable, but I kind of figured it was anyway with the amount of people having one in their signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytehisagi Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hey there, Having your referral link in your signature is a perfect place for it, and is in no way against the rules. We won't take any action against someone who has a referral link in their signature, so go for it! A referral link can only get you into trouble if you are spamming it in threads/posts around the forums. That is something we consider against the rules. I hope that clears up any confusion. -eric Thank you Eric! I will be able to get a full night's sleep tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icestar Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thank you for making that clear to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeer Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks for telling us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithEmpress Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 It's nice to known that this hasn't changed, thanks for getting back to us on the topic in a timely manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDavion Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 glad to get a confirm, although I was pretty sure the guy who claimed he was banned for it wasn't telling the whole truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonL Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 thanks for the update on this eric. and i don't think that other dude got banned because he was showing off his 225.000 CCs... and the CS can't tell you it's against the rules .... now we have an official statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonL Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 glad to get a confirm, although I was pretty sure the guy who claimed he was banned for it wasn't telling the whole truth there is always more to a story... but you will only hear one version...ALWAYS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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