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  • Dirty F
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    • Jul 2001
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    #1

    Would it be stupid to have a monthly shave test on gfy?

    Just thinking out loud here.

    Once a month everybody who wants to pulls out his cc buys a trial at site through a linking code made public in a post here and someone makes a screengrab and confirms it with the people who bought a trial.

    Ofcourse end of the day the sponsor would get to keep the money and the account will be disabled.

    Is this stupid? Does it break any laws or terms?

    I honestly dont think its a bad idea. The sponsor will exposed as a honest sponsor, makes a few bucks and we are sure nothing shady is going on. Plus it will scare the shavers because they know they could be hit next.
  • Chris
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    • May 2003
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    #2
    If you dont trust a sponsor with your money run your own sites
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    • mrthumbs
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      • Apr 2002
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      #3
      Considering those sponsors dont read GFY: Great Idea!!!!!

      Mr Rocket Scientist..

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      • johnbosh
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        • Aug 2002
        • 8965

        #4
        no

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        • Fu-Q
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          • Jul 2003
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          #5
          just stop thinking already battuss, it doesnt work out well for you.
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          • Dirty F
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            • Jul 2001
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            #6
            Originally posted by mrthumbs
            Considering those sponsors dont read GFY: Great Idea!!!!!

            Mr Rocket Scientist..
            Listen Einstein, ofcourse it wont be announced you asswiper. Duh!

            "Tomorrow were gonna test xxxxx.com, heres 24 hours to get your shit straight" Yeah right.

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            • Darren
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              • Sep 2001
              • 5994

              #7
              lol

              well www.mensniche.com will be first to be tested! Come on signup and give me ur $$


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              • Reak
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                • Mar 2003
                • 17920

                #8
                Originally posted by johnbosh
                no
                yes

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                • Dirty F
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 59204

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Fu-Q
                  just stop thinking already battuss, it doesnt work out well for you.
                  Listen, instead of just attacking me why dont you instead of try to look smart actually would say something useful about the topic.

                  So you think its a yet another stupid idea from me, thats fair, now explain why.

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                  • LukieD
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                    • Dec 2001
                    • 927

                    #10
                    It will be against terms if you use a per signup sponsor with yours or a friends ref code.

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                    • brand0n
                      been very busy
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 26983

                      #11
                      well, 1st off seein how vast GFY is, you dont think the sponsors being tested would be informed and turn the shaver down?
                      want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

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                      • Dirty F
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                        • Jul 2001
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by LukieD
                        It will be against terms if you use a per signup sponsor with yours or a friends ref code.
                        So they will not pay you out...ofcourse, this shouldnt happen anyway. You got a point tho but i dont see why a program owner wouldnt want to cooperate. They wont lose anything.

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                        • dirtysouth
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                          • Jul 2003
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                          #13
                          i like.
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                          • Dirty F
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                            • Jul 2001
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by brand0n
                            well, 1st off seein how vast GFY is, you dont think the sponsors being tested would be informed and turn the shaver down?
                            Yes, that would indeed be a problem if they find out the min its posted and are able to simply push a button to stop the shaving. Im not sure its that simple tho. The few times ive seen a shaver in action (screenshots) its for all the affiliates and not just 1 account.

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                            • Fu-Q
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                              • Jul 2003
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Battuss


                              Listen, instead of just attacking me why dont you instead of try to look smart actually would say something useful about the topic.

                              So you think its a yet another stupid idea from me, thats fair, now explain why.
                              because as that is great for sign ups, it seems the recent "glitches" ( or whatever you want to call it) was about re-bills.
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                              • Dirty F
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                                • Jul 2001
                                • 59204

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                because as that is great for sign ups, it seems the recent "glitches" ( or whatever you want to call it) was about re-bills.
                                We cant test the whole web ofcourse but this is a start, the pps sponsors who run their own program.

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                                • superweb
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                                  • Oct 2002
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                                  #17
                                  You can always signup under yourself to test the sponsor & then e-mail them to remove your su.
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                                  • Dirty F
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                                    • Jul 2001
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by superweb
                                    You can always signup under yourself to test the sponsor & then e-mail them to remove your su.
                                    Uh, have you ever promoted a pps sponsor? 1 sign up doesnt mean shit.

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                                    • Fu-Q
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                                      • Jul 2003
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Battuss


                                      So they will not pay you out...ofcourse, this shouldnt happen anyway. You got a point tho but i dont see why a program owner wouldnt want to cooperate. They wont lose anything.
                                      they wont lose anything unless they are shaving, and even if they are you would have to somehow notify them that you are doing this test, so they could set up the account appropriately (no payouts, etc)
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                                      • Dirty F
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                                        • Jul 2001
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                        they wont lose anything unless they are shaving, and even if they are you would have to somehow notify them that you are doing this test. so they could set up the account appropriately
                                        Why would we have to notify them? That ofcourse would defeat the purpose.

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                                        • Fu-Q
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Battuss


                                          Why would we have to notify them? That ofcourse would defeat the purpose.
                                          so then what your suggesting is fraud?
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                                          • Dirty F
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                                            • Jul 2001
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                                            #22
                                            If i was running a pps program people would be free to test this anytime! No problem at all, nothing to hide. Ofcourse i wouldnt pay out to that account but i honestly would people invite to test me at any time.

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                                            • Dirty F
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                                              • Jul 2001
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                              so then what your suggesting is fraud?
                                              Fraud?

                                              Are you just attacking me for the fuck of it or do you really think its such a stupid idea? I think its the first hence your first post in this thread. Too bad.

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                                              • Fu-Q
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Battuss
                                                If i was running a pps program people would be free to test this anytime! No problem at all, nothing to hide. Ofcourse i wouldnt pay out to that account but i honestly would people invite to test me at any time.
                                                i beleive you can set accounts up differently. if you had a test account, it wouldnt necessarily be the same as the other accounts
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                                                • Fu-Q
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Battuss


                                                  Fraud?

                                                  Are you just attacking me for the fuck of it or do you really think its such a stupid idea? I think its the first hence your first post in this thread. Too bad.
                                                  im really not attacking you, this time.
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                                                  • Dirty F
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                    i beleive you can set accounts up differently. if you had a test account, it wouldnt necessarily be the same as the other accounts
                                                    But ofcourse they wouldnt know its a test account...

                                                    Man, i really ask people to post critic but youre just trying to bash me in every way you can...Like you did in other posts as well.

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                                                    • Dirty F
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                                                      • Jul 2001
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                      im really not attacking you, this time.
                                                      I doubt it :/

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                                                      • Fu-Q
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Battuss


                                                        But ofcourse they wouldnt know its a test account...

                                                        Man, i really ask people to post critic but youre just trying to bash me in every way you can...Like you did in other posts as well.
                                                        ok here is the question i have: how will they not know its a test acount if you dont payout
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                                                        • Dirty F
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                                                          • Jul 2001
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                          ok here is the question i have: how will they not know its a test acount if you dont payout
                                                          Im not sure if i understand you but:

                                                          They will find out later which isnt relevant anymore since the signups and possible shaving already occured. Know what i mean?

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                                                          • Dirty F
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                                                            • Jul 2001
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                                                            #30
                                                            I just thought of one thing that would suck...

                                                            Shaving software can be really smart. It can be programmed to not fuck up with tests like this. Its easy to program it in a way that when it sees theres no traffic sent just 1:1 conversions it knows its a possible test. What ive heard from shavers is they react on the amount of traffic that is sent and the conversions it generates.

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                                                            • Fu-Q
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Battuss


                                                              Im not sure if i understand you but:

                                                              They will find out later which isnt relevant anymore since the signups and possible shaving already occured. Know what i mean?
                                                              ok i see where the problem is. we are talking about 2 different things now. you said:

                                                              Originally posted by Battuss
                                                              If i was running a pps program people would be free to test this anytime! No problem at all, nothing to hide. Ofcourse i wouldnt pay out to that account but i honestly would people invite to test me at any time.
                                                              i am saying if you had a test account setup (for your hypothetical company) you could set the settings for that however you would like, it wouldnt prove anything
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                                                              • Dirty F
                                                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                • Jul 2001
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                                i am saying if you had a test account setup (for your hypothetical company) you could set the settings for that however you would like, it wouldnt prove anything
                                                                Ah ofcourse. No i wouldnt invite people to test an given account. Id invite them to sign up on any day they want and test it out.

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                                                                • Fu-Q
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Battuss


                                                                  I doubt it :/
                                                                  no really. i only "attack" you when you say something stupid. you might be on the right track with this idea, you just need to refine it. get a few things figured out, if you want my completely different opinion get ahold of me on icq - 195301080
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                                                                  • Dirty F
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                                    no really. i only "attack" you when you say something stupid. you might be on the right track with this idea, you just need to refine it. get a few things figured out, if you want my completely different opinion get ahold of me on icq - 195301080
                                                                    Aight, hitting you up.

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                                                                    • nobull
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                                                                      • Oct 2002
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                                      ok here is the question i have: how will they not know its a test acount if you dont payout
                                                                      Forget the payout and test account.... do this. Get a group of 20 people that are willing to do this each month. Pick a site that you want to test for the month and have one of the people join that sites webmaster program. Then have the other 19 people join that site using the REF code. Report all your findings along with a check for all the revenue that the webmaster account makes to the sponsor then post a full report on GFY.

                                                                      You could count me in on this....maybe even do it once a week

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                                                                      • Dirty F
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                                                                        • Jul 2001
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by nobull


                                                                        Forget the payout and test account.... do this. Get a group of 20 people that are willing to do this each month. Pick a site that you want to test for the month and have one of the people join that sites webmaster program. Then have the other 19 people join that site using the REF code. Report all your findings along with a check for all the revenue that the webmaster account makes to the sponsor then post a full report on GFY.

                                                                        You could count me in on this....maybe even do it once a week
                                                                        Good idea, but the reason i would like this directly to happen on gfy is because everybody would be able to see from min one whats going in.
                                                                        Coming to gfy end of the day results in the usual blah blah, accusations of fake screenshots etc.
                                                                        Last edited by Dirty F; 01-08-2004, 09:54 AM.

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                                                                        • InsaneMidget
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                                                                          • May 2002
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          I noticed a sponsor that will even refund your money if you buy a membership to test signups. Would be a good idea for more sponsors to follow...

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                                                                          • Dirty F
                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                            • Jul 2001
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by InsaneMidget
                                                                            I noticed a sponsor that will even refund your money if you buy a membership to test signups. Would be a good idea for more sponsors to follow...
                                                                            Yes but you cannot expect this with 30 people signing up...it would be a plus but not neccesary imo.

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                                                                            • Fu-Q
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by Battuss


                                                                              Yes but you cannot expect this with 30 people signing up...it would be a plus but not neccesary imo.
                                                                              especially with people having cheap trials.... a couple of bucks is worth knowing your not getting ripped off
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                                                                              • Dirty F
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                                                especially with people having cheap trials.... a couple of bucks is worth knowing your not getting ripped off
                                                                                Yes, exactly. I couldnt care less about the $2.95 a month i lose doing this.

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                                                                                • Fu-Q
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                                                                                  • Jul 2003
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by Battuss


                                                                                  Yes, exactly. I couldnt care less about the $2.95 a month i lose doing this.
                                                                                  and of course PornKings trials are only $1
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                                                                                  • Dirty F
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by Fu-Q


                                                                                    and of course PornKings trials are only $1
                                                                                    Exactly, and you can even write it off as a business investment

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                                                                                    • mrthumbs
                                                                                      salad tossing sig guy
                                                                                      • Apr 2002
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Battuss


                                                                                      Listen Einstein, ofcourse it wont be announced you asswiper. Duh!

                                                                                      "Tomorrow were gonna test xxxxx.com, heres 24 hours to get your shit straight" Yeah right.
                                                                                      well that basicly what you outlined in your post you fucking idiot.

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                                                                                      • xxxoutsourcing
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by JupZChris
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                                                                                        • stocktrader23
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                                                                                          • Jan 2003
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Battuss
                                                                                          I just thought of one thing that would suck...

                                                                                          Shaving software can be really smart. It can be programmed to not fuck up with tests like this. Its easy to program it in a way that when it sees theres no traffic sent just 1:1 conversions it knows its a possible test. What ive heard from shavers is they react on the amount of traffic that is sent and the conversions it generates.
                                                                                          Well if you posted on GFY you could just ask everyone to click through and only x amount are going to join. I've considered this before and if a sponsor wanted to be a dick and kick me out of the program for testing them when they got free money regardless I'd just let everyone know about that also.

                                                                                          Any sponsor that objects to being tested could kiss my ass and my traffic goodbye.


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                                                                                          • Dirty F
                                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                            • Jul 2001
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by mrthumbs


                                                                                            well that basicly what you outlined in your post you fucking idiot.
                                                                                            Where?

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                                                                                            • mrthumbs
                                                                                              salad tossing sig guy
                                                                                              • Apr 2002
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Battuss


                                                                                              Where?
                                                                                              Once a month everybody who wants to pulls out his cc buys a trial at site through a linking code _made public in a post here_ and someone makes a screengrab and confirms it with the people who bought a trial.

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                                                                                              • Trax
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                battuss
                                                                                                what you need is a more than a handful of people who
                                                                                                a) can send REAL traffic to a sponsor
                                                                                                b) got a credit card

                                                                                                the rest is no problem...
                                                                                                lmk
                                                                                                i would join

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                                                                                                • Dirty F
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by mrthumbs


                                                                                                  Once a month everybody who wants to pulls out his cc buys a trial at site through a linking code _made public in a post here_ and someone makes a screengrab and confirms it with the people who bought a trial.
                                                                                                  Once again DUH.
                                                                                                  This test would start the second its posted here not giving them a notice before that. I thought you would be smart enough to figure that out.

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                                                                                                  • Carrie
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                                                                                                    • Apr 2002
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    It wouldn't be just 'near impossible' to keep the tested sponsor a secret, it would be completely impossible.

                                                                                                    Imagine trying to find 30 webmasters who are not connected to any sponsor whatsoever in any manner at all. Doesn't know someone who works there, hasn't made friends with them on the boards, who hasn't pissed off anyone in a sponsor's organization on the boards, etc.

                                                                                                    Trying to keep a secret between 3 people is bad enough in this industry, trying to keep it between 30 unrelated webmasters is a pipe dream.

                                                                                                    It really is a good idea, but the way you want to go about it just won't work.
                                                                                                    Think more along the lines of what Charly is proposing with his webmaster group. More anonymous and less chance of tipping off the sponsor while they're being tested.

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