BCG Referral Giveaway

[stoi]

Some more. You have 6 hours from this post to use these.

The code may only be used to refer one user. When the referee has Entered their code, the code will become invalid.

Once the code has been generated, the code will remain valid for 6 hours only. If the code expires, you will be allowed to generate another to take its place. However, the invalid code will count towards your maximum allowable codes.

1. Give the code to your friend.
2. Get your friend to goto http://www.blackcats-games.net
3. They must TYPE the word referal into the search box, without hitting submit or enter. Email and referral code text boxes will appear on the foot of the page.
4. They must enter a valid email address (NO HOTMAIL/YAHOO) and their code in the boxes given submit.
5. Check mail for link and follow to signup page
6. They must fill in their details and submit. this will then send them a completion email and more importantly, the keyword.
7. back at http://www.blackcats-games.net your friend must type in their keyword, username and pass fields will appear at the foot of the page.

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[7th]

nobody yet? rs

edit: nice "game" (if I can call it that)! =)
btw, the 30gb is a great start!

[stoi]

yep only took 2 minutes lol

not sure about a game, i just have 57 referrals (well unlimited really) burning a hole in my account, so may as well use them. and as its me i am not going to get banned for inviting a crap user (or i better bloody not lol)

this is why we dont like members from egypt (and because they are traders and cheaters)

4. They must enter a valid email address (NO HOTMAIL/YAHOO) and their code in the boxes given submit.

and what does he go and do, use a bloody yahoo account and cant sign up.

[7th]

yep only took 2 minutes lol

not sure about a game, i just have 57 referrals (well unlimited really) burning a hole in my account, so may as well use them. and as its me i am not going to get banned for inviting a crap user (or i better bloody not lol)

hahauhuahuaha... oh, I just wish I knew what cirno thinks about this :lol:

[keviltran]

Oh, I was lost. If you have more pls give me one :D

[addon619]

goodluck guys

[stoi]

Whoever has got the email Kelvin*******@gmail.com if you cant get in, type recover in the search box, then your email in the box that pops up.

You have used the referral, it just hasnt gone through properly yet.

[7th]

i too need one
you're doing it all wrong... take some time and read the first post , and good luck! ;)

[Mikity]

Why not just post a block of referral codes at once?
Am I missing something? (other than it is more fun this way :) )

[stoi]

I done that last time, so doing it different this time, and a block means the 1st 10 members to check the thread gets them, doing it this way means its more spread out (IE someone asleep gets a chance in 10 hours time).

[HighRoller99]

i need some bcg friends :/

[7th]

Why not just post a block of referral codes at once?
Am I missing something? (other than it is more fun this way :) )

My guess is that stoi wants to check for how many users he can gather in one single thread at the same time and yet make them all keep pressing F5 as if they were all crazy... :unsure:

actually, it can't be funny for those trying... :( 8 people here now and this will keep increasing. :pinch:

[stoi]

I dont know the latest code i put up, has been active for 30 minutes and no one has used it, so its not that popular.

and as soon as i say that it gets used.

OK 6 on the bounce there, once these are used i am going to bed.

[7th]

I dont know the latest code i put up, has been active for 30 minutes and no one has used it, so its not that popular.

just give them some more time and you won't be able to generate so many codes as fast as they arrive :yup:

you know the tracker IS that popular...

[cedwic]

just see this post but 8069a17b8cbb0a5030c05460232c3c57 code invalid :(

[stoi]

because it has just been used, 6 more there though.

if it says invalid it just means its gone.

[cedwic]

thx a lot just try to get in some trouble with the final steps lol i will found :)

iam in its good thx again

[Cabalo]

Nice and original giveaway indeed.
Don't worry, this is one of the least populated hours at FST, tomorrow afternoon they won't last a minute.

[stoi]

OK sorry to say this, but are some people just mentally thick or what.

The user that used f97e04cf0c6afcdf4be10bca5e5d2e57 put a77c3808106c3033b79fa4c072f41e06 as their email address.

sorry but eh lol

anyway edited the first post, all gone and time for bed, more tomorrow.

[7th]

more tomorrow.

some people won't even sleep... or work tomorrow :unsure:

[Rart]

The user that used f97e04cf0c6afcdf4be10bca5e5d2e57 put a77c3808106c3033b79fa4c072f41e06 as their email address.


:glagpinch:

[stoi]

we are not that good, most new members never even use the tracker, so its completely overhyped if you ask me, or they join and say they will still get the new games from 0 day trackers, we make it piss easy to not get banned, and they still prefer global ratio.

never made sense of it tbh.

[cinephilia]

original giveaway but a bit pointless in my opinion.

i mean, we all know that the first ones to use the codes (you know, the kids sitting in here and refreshing the page every second), are the same ones that waste their time hunting/trading trackers invites.

[stoi]

maybe, but what are we going to do.

IRC = the same
Filenetwork blog = the same
PU forums = the same
Opening up = the same

whichever way we do it, its going to be the same really.

[yojimbo]

I know I am going to try and get back into BCG. If I dont get back in.... its all good. But yeah.

[Mikity]

maybe, but what are we going to do.

IRC = the same
Filenetwork blog = the same
PU forums = the same
Opening up = the same

whichever way we do it, its going to be the same really.

So you don't think giving away invites in PU forums separates wheat from the chaff a bit?

Also, how about interviewing people in IRC, IMHO that is an awesome way of getting the right kind of person in, and it's fair too. Of course it takes effort to set up and run...

[superjojo]

IMO you can never really know who you invite in because in GA
people always show proofs of their most used trackers. Since
I got here I gave a couple of invites and I can say that not all
invitees uses their accounts. But some of them really use them
and for them it is worth. Stoi keep doing this awesome job.

[stoi]

maybe, but what are we going to do.

IRC = the same
Filenetwork blog = the same
PU forums = the same
Opening up = the same

whichever way we do it, its going to be the same really.

So you don't think giving away invites in PU forums separates wheat from the chaff a bit?

Also, how about interviewing people in IRC, IMHO that is an awesome way of getting the right kind of person in, and it's fair too. Of course it takes effort to set up and run...

No it just means you could invite a cheat, if they have classes it means they have cheats (we dont have classes and we still have cheats), or you invite a prick with a seedbox, classes are bollocks on trackers, especially with ratio only.

whos a better member, 3gig downloaded, 1tb uploaded, seebox, but not the initial uploader of the content, and only jumps on when there are already 30 seeds but 1000 leechers. Average seeding time, 2 days. = PU or Elite

or 1tb downloaded, 1.001 tb uploaded, home connection, struggling to compete with the user above (but does so even if he has to seed for months)on those very same torrents, Average seeding time 50 days but he is still a user.

Sorry but i know which member of the 2 i would rather have. and its the one that has no chance of getting in.

IRC, you said it yourself effort, music you have different formats and bitrates, movies you have different formats and bitrates, games are all the bloody same really, what are we supposed to ask them to weed out the chaff.

11 new codes added.

[dandraesley]

Ehm, it's a rare situation when an owner of a tracker dislike the tracker eliteness hype. Not just like the most hardest tracker to get in status (HD one) recently or already for a year?. I know that some people will hate me because of this. But whatever. :D

[puffadell]

hey this is good stuff stoi thanks for helping FST

[anon]

we dont have classes

I have seen someone post the supposed requirements to get to PU and SPU, found in your forums, and they were really high (200 referred users, most of them keeping PU+ status, to get to SPU). Are those real or did you get rid of classes for good?

[stoi]

They were just an idea at the time.

Classes may/may not be gone for good. Honestly i dont even know because altinertia has left so everything is up in the air.

I would like classes to be based on the achievement table with an activity points like system, so members dont bust a gut for 2 weeks, get the highest class, then just dont bother anymore, and keep the class.

http://www.blackcats-games.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=34567

read that, it may give you an idea, not saying that will ever get done though.

[anon]

Thanks for the info!


I would like classes to be based on the achievement table with an activity points like system, so members dont bust a gut for 2 weeks, get the highest class, then just dont bother anymore, and keep the class.

Sounds like a good idea and would help maintain a certain level of activity. However, it'd be important to find the right balance between letting members be inactive as much as they want if they log in and being too harsh with demotions. This, for example, was pretty much unreachable if you are to invite people you trust only:

Referred Min 200 members
Member at least 12 weeks
Uploaded minimum of 200Gb
At least 50 completed torrents in history
Actual Ratio of 2.05 or above for referer
Not in KL for all referred
Min 190 of 200 referred members in PU or above
Min 75 of 200 referred members in SPU or above

[stoi]

Well it will need subclasses really.

User
PU
SPU
Elite

they can keep the main class just based on their achievment table.

but the sub classes they can loose/gain monthly.

but like i said its been in the pipeline for months, even when alt was with us, now that he has gone and it still hasnt happened, its looking like a slim chance it will ever be done.

Doing the classes and promotions/demotions i could probably do (with a bit of help from askew1), but giving bonuses etc and linking to the sp i havnt got a clue atm lol

[TraLaLa]

no more codes :(

i still didn't get mine, those kids with all their free time beat me :mellow:

[sake]

no more codes :(

i still didn't get mine, those kids with all their free time beat me :mellow:

Yes. The rules should be changed :huh: :)

[cinephilia]

7ec0694ffcaaaaf2dcade49f89529189 Egyptian, used yahoo, bye bye referral
3cc4fc89ccb76bd94a2281fea463b1ad Egyptian, used yahoo, bye bye referral
two times the same mistake, assuming it's the same guy... jeez what a retard.

[Cabalo]

Every time someone says something about Egypt, they are called racists.
How long until stoi joins the club ?

[Quarterquack]

Every time someone says something about Egypt, they are called racists.
How long until stoi joins the club ?

If you're referring to me biting peoples' heads off based on that fact, then it won't be against stoi. I have gripes with people labeling the entire country/populace, but as long as he points out that someone who's Egyptian made a mistake, I'm cool with it. I'll agree that a lot of them are retarded/cheaters.

[Funkin']

we are not that good, most new members never even use the tracker,

More than likely these are dipshits that aren't even gamers, and probably signed up just because of whatever hype BCG may have.

The site is that good if you're a gamer.

But anyways, 200 referred members just to hit a class? That's a little excessive, no? Unless it's ok for us members(the ones that actually care about userclasses) to come here and hand out referrals to just anybody that asks, there's no way anyone knows and trusts 200 online users enough to bring them into the site.

[stoi]

like i said, that was just an idea at the time we were talking about the referrals, we wont be doing that (we may have a derivitive of that, in all honesty i forgot all about that until anon pointed it out lol)

And no the codes are not all gone, i just have not generated anymore, with the kids being off school i have been spending time with them, instead of sitting on the net 24/7 like i usuaully do lol

More will be issued, just got no idea when.

As for "the rules should be changed"

Why? and to what?

[megabyteme]

Too bad I would be of no benefit to a game site, because this thread makes me want to WIN!!! :D

That said, it's fun to watch your creative ways of giving new members a chance. I still want to beat them to the codes, though. :devil:

[sake]

As for "the rules should be changed"

Why? and to what?

For example: come to the IRC for an interview. Why we want it, some proofs, some interest visible in us and that is all. Then you should "control" those given accounts for inactivity. Simple. Because sitting on the PC non-stop is non a guarantee that the user will be active or something else. Cheers, stoi.

[stoi]

A to much work, and it never works, you still get wank in, and not enough good members. (not enough members full stop, We are not one of these less than 3,000 member trackers, and i dont want to be, so getting 0-1000 in a month kills me).

B, We dont prune accounts for inactivity, unless you are a new member with the same stats exactly as you started with after 1 month.

So if you want an account, use the fucking thing, if you dont then expect to get pruned, but why you would want an account, and not use it for a month, then complain i have no clue.

[Mikity]

A to much work, and it never works, you still get wank in

LOL, what a quote for the weekend :D

[sake]

In fact i don`t know what kind of site you are. All i know is that you are dedicated to the games. I am not into games anymore :) I just wanted to give you an advice :) I remember PT made this after the end of ScT and the tracker was a big one. Never mind, i didn`t like it and i left my account to die :) So, sorry stoi, i just wanted to help you :)

P.S. Maybe you should start deleting the accounts for inactivity? Hmmmm

[stoi]

One of the reasons we dont is because we were loosing to many, we used to have 100,000 members 2 years ago, thats now down to 34,000 of which say 18,000 visit regular 12,427 in the last 24 hours) and 10,000 unique peers all the time (this can be different members though obviously), 120,000 seeds about 1,500 leechers.

So we are popular, tbh i want to open up again, but its the same old story when you open up.

Dupe accounts so members can sell/trade them when the tracker closes again, but they are the first to complain if they get banned for trading and have very little chance of getting in again.

That is why I hate trading, it forces our hand in what we do somewhat.

And a quiz is pretty crap unless it was all automated, and if it was automated then in 10 minutes of the quiz being started, all the questions and answers would be all over the net, so pointless doing it really lol.

[sake]

Great explanation. Obviously i don`t look at the things from your position so now the situation is pretty clear for me. Thank you for that. So, i am not proposing this anymore hah :)

[VOiLA]

Do i have a chance to get an invite ? I really need games for my new gaming rig :P
Thanks

[anon]

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-i-have-bcg-385302

And then:
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-bcg-413069

I'm sure stoi will be glad to invite you :yup:

[snagit]

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-i-have-bcg-385302

And then:
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-bcg-413069

I'm sure stoi will be glad to invite you :yup:

Oh yeah, fo' shizzle. :yup:

[sake]

Lol :) Anon-the-detective :)

Cheers, buddy! :)

[superjojo]

Judging on his history he really adores games :frusty:

[VOiLA]

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-i-have-bcg-385302

And then:
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-bcg-413069

I'm sure stoi will be glad to invite you :yup:I AM A TRADER :fst:
ANYWAY, i have found the old game i was looking for on another tracker so i don't need it anymore :P

[anon]

I AM A TRADER :fst:

...and you also have a BCG account in the past... glad to hear you've found the game elsewhere :P

[VOiLA]

I AM A TRADER :fst:

...and you also have a BCG account in the past... glad to hear you've found the game elsewhere :Pi traded it :P

[ca_aok]

...and you also have a BCG account in the past... glad to hear you've found the game elsewhere :Pi traded it :P
Gee, I wonder how this situation could have been avoided.

I have a conclusion based on an observation but I think it's best to let you work it out for yourself.

[Quarterquack]

Gee, I wonder how this situation could have been avoided.

I have a conclusion based on an observation but I think it's best to let you work it out for yourself.

This is where Idol beats you with his experience. He would have voiced his conclusion of VOiLA being an idiot, instead of coming up with a prelude to it. :P

[VOiLA]

Gee, I wonder how this situation could have been avoided.

I have a conclusion based on an observation but I think it's best to let you work it out for yourself.

This is where Idol beats you with his experience. He would have voiced his conclusion of VOiLA being an idiot, instead of coming up with a prelude to it. :PI have nothing to say but I AM A TRADER :fst:. I have conducted many giveaways here in the past but will never giveaway again as i did not get a an invite which i requested here. :angry:

[Quarterquack]

I have nothing to say but I AM A TRADER :fst:. I have conducted many giveaways here in the past but will never giveaway again as i did not get a an invite which i requested here. :angry:

Then go trade for it, and let the legitimate invite go to someone who won't just throw it away for the first "Have FTN" thread.

[georbe]

I am very interested about those invites.
I am looking forward to get one.
Thanks.

[VOiLA]

i have nothing to say but i am a trader :fst:. I have conducted many giveaways here in the past but will never giveaway again as i did not get a an invite which i requested here. :angry:

then go trade for it, and let the legitimate invite go to someone who won't just throw it away for the first "have ftn" thread.:p

[ca_aok]

This is where Idol beats you with his experience. He would have voiced his conclusion of VOiLA being an idiot, instead of coming up with a prelude to it. :P
It sets up the one-two punch that you spoiled :(


Then go trade for it, and let the legitimate invite go to someone who won't just throw it away for the first "Have FTN" thread.
This.

[anon]

i did not get a an invite which i requested here. :angry:

Some people are rather picky with their invitees - as in not wanting to invite someone that's a trader and proud of it like you, for example. You see, that gets them in trouble more often than not. I guess you can't blame them.

[VOiLA]

i did not get a an invite which i requested here. :angry:

Some people are rather picky with their invitees - as in not wanting to invite someone that's a trader and proud of it like you, for example. You see, that gets them in trouble more often than not. I guess you can't blame them.Buddy, i was not a trader when i requested. infact the behavior of people here turned me into a trader.
BT Rep = 95% from giveaways only

[ca_aok]

Some people are rather picky with their invitees - as in not wanting to invite someone that's a trader and proud of it like you, for example. You see, that gets them in trouble more often than not. I guess you can't blame them.
:yup:

Buddy, i was not a trader when i requested. infact the behavior of people here turned me into a trader.
BT Rep = 95% from giveaways only
http://pinstripebindi.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/tiny-violin1.jpg

No one cares bud, you did it and kept doing it, it's not really our fault when we don't feel like losing invite privileges or getting banned ourselves when you inevitably fuck up again. Especially when you'll reward said risk by dropping your account in a heartbeat when the next 1337 site comes along. I'd bet quite a bit of money that had you received a referral through this thread, we'd see "BCG Fresh Account" in this list:

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-trades-158/t-accounts-for-trade-415109

Maybe to your credit you'd keep it for a few days to buffer it before pawning it off for something else.

[anonymous0711]

honestly BT rep isnt the most important factor in giveaways in my experience here... in fact i have a very low rep but have had my requests filled because when i did request something i actually had a legitimate reason other than just wanting it because it was high level...
the fact that i wasnt a trader and wasnt someone who constantly requested invites also seemed to help but BT rep isnt nearly as big a factor as you seem to think it is

[cinephilia]

bt rep remains one of the most important factor in trades.

[VOiLA]

bt rep remains one of the most important factor in trades.:cool::P

[BABBY]

BT Rep = 95% from giveaways only

Just one question, i never have problems in giving invite to any trader, but i have just one thing in mind, if i give invite to any trader and if i get disabled then i dont have much problem, because we can getinto the site one day or other after some time and even if this is not possible then their are many substitute.

The main thing i am concerned of is that what will my inviter giver think when he comes to know that all the promise which i made were false, and if my inviter gets hurt in any way then it is shame on me, so i dont give invites to trader. and more over high level invites are given to us by people who are our friends and those who know u very well, what will i say to that people (my invite giver) on im or in pm or phone or any place when they ask me why did u get banned?

What will u do if u were in place of me.

[anon]

infact the behavior of people here turned me into a trader.

Looks like you're easily influenced. :unsure:

[cinephilia]

What will u do if u were in place of me.
he would trade it :yup:

[IdolEyes787]

. infact the behavior of people here turned me into a trader.


Meaning presumably by not just giving you what you want in which case I assume that you are by now also a homosexual *


*not that there's anything wrong with that.

[VOiLA]

. infact the behavior of people here turned me into a trader.


Meaning presumably by not just giving you what you want in which case I assume that you are by now also a homosexual *


*not that there's anything wrong with that.:angry: i gaveaway like hell here but when i wanted an invite i did not get 1.

[superjojo]

I checked a couple of your first threads because you said that
the behaviour of people here turned you into a trader.
First it was a request, then there were a couple of trades and then
first GA+TRADE. I don't know how it was back then and I don't know if trade section didn't exist back then but your request+ga+trades were all in GA section. Is this what you called GA like hell?

[anonymous0711]

I checked a couple of your first threads because you said that
the behaviour of people here turned you into a trader.
First it was a request, then there were a couple of trades and then
first GA+TRADE. I don't know how it was back then and I don't know if trade section didn't exist back then but your request+ga+trades were all in GA section. Is this what you called GA like hell?

LMAO i guess he didnt expect anyone to actually check up on his claims...

[P2PDog]

Meaning presumably by not just giving you what you want in which case I assume that you are by now also a homosexual *


*not that there's anything wrong with that.:angry: i gaveaway like hell here but when i wanted an invite i did not get 1.

If you only gave away invites with the assumption that you'd get invites in return, then you were already a trader.

[ca_aok]

If you only gave away invites with the assumption that you'd get invites in return, then you were already a trader.
I find this statement somewhat ironic considering your past associations but hey, everyone figures it out eventually :)


I checked a couple of your first threads because you said that
the behaviour of people here turned you into a trader.
First it was a request, then there were a couple of trades and then
first GA+TRADE. I don't know how it was back then and I don't know if trade section didn't exist back then but your request+ga+trades were all in GA section. Is this what you called GA like hell?
Step 1: Request invite to something of at least Level 9. Fail at it.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Society forces you to become a trader.

Seems like sound reasoning to me :yup:

[P2PDog]

I find this statement somewhat ironic considering your past associations but hey, everyone figures it out eventually :)


If you find that ironic, then I think you may have missed most of my participation in that "past association".

[anon]

:angry: i gaveaway like hell here

Is that a good thing?

[VOiLA]

:angry: i gaveaway like hell here but when i wanted an invite i did not get 1.

If you only gave away invites with the assumption that you'd get invites in return, then you were already a trader.NO ! NEVER ! You got me wrong. People wanted invites i gave them but when i wanted one no one gave me and it was a level 2 tracker which i wanted.

[bigdaddydude]

If you send out invites without expecting anything in return, that's a giveaway. If you give out invites and want something in return, that's trading.

[Cabalo]

That makes TPS a trader's forum. Period.

[P2PDog]

That makes TPS a trader's forum. Period.

I agree. I used to think that TPS was somehow different from most other places, but I've since come to realize that it's really not. In many ways it's actually worse.

[karachidude]

That makes TPS a trader's forum. Period.

I agree. I used to think that TPS was somehow different from most other places, but I've since come to realize that it's really not. In many ways it's actually worse.

lol beagle..but they call u the grandfather of tps :tease:

[ca_aok]

That makes TPS a trader's forum. Period.
Pretty much. The few good eggs that actually participate are far outweighed by the folks that are spamming their way to Captain so they can request FTN (for some reason none of the other "Limited Movement" trackers are ever requested, no idea why).

It's probably the most blatant example of the problem with the Invites for Rep concept.

[Cabalo]

I would go even beyond that.
It's what's behind the invites concept. It's where the drama starts.

[P2PDog]

That makes TPS a trader's forum. Period.
Pretty much. The few good eggs that actually participate are far outweighed by the folks that are spamming their way to Captain so they can request FTN (for some reason none of the other "Limited Movement" trackers are ever requested, no idea why).

It's probably the most blatant example of the problem with the Invites for Rep concept.

How long would it have taken you to make 500 posts if HDBits was on that list :P

[ca_aok]

Probably a pretty long time still, I've never been much of a forum poster. In recent years this is probably my second highest post count next to single tracker forum, and here it's mostly jokes so that's probably why ;)

And I already have access to that forum (hence my descriptive post) so it'd be a moot point :P

Oh and for the record I already brought up the whole "giveaways for rep are just as bad as trading" topic in their forums and the result was being labeled a trader sympathizer and being berated by a group of comm reps that ironically ended up getting banned due to an IRC convo you allegedly participated in...

[P2PDog]

It's OK, I was just poking fun at your repeated and widespread HDB requests :)

PS: There was never anything "alleged" about that conversation. I think my participation in it was quite clear, and never in question as to whether it was me, or not. In any case, I think we've hijacked Stoi's thread quite enough. If you want to discuss that the polite thing to do would be to start a new thread, or pm me.

[georbe]

I am still interested on these invites.
So if you have more of them, please share them with us.
Thanks.

[stoi]

I have jsut removed everyones referrals, 180,000+ in the system and about 2800 have been used in the past 2 months.

Time to rethink our stratagy.

[sake]

Wow! What is the reason to do this, stoi? What has happened?

[tippertime]

I have jsut removed everyones referrals, 180,000+ in the system and about 2800 have been used in the past 2 months.

Time to rethink our stratagy.

you could do what RevoTT did one time...you give everyone 3 referrals and then you give them a limited amount of time to use all 3 of those invites - but one of the stipulations is that all of the new invitees must have a positive ratio with 25gigs uploaded(or whatever you choose).

and if the person is able to meet those stipulations you give them some kind of new User Class and maybe VIP access for a limited amount of time...or some kind of incentive for inviting good users

just a thought

[stoi]

Well it was only going to last for another 3 days anyway, then i would have removed them regardless, but thought i would do it now.

VIP are VIP on BCG (not just anyone), only certain members get it, and X Staff, we only have 50 VIPs so giving them a promotion to that class is a no no.

We will sort something out.

[stoi]

20 more codes added to the 1st post

PS read it, 5 out of 8 have used hotmail grrr do not use hotmail or yahoo.

[LtAda]

YES Thanks stoi I got in!!

[freak12345]

argh!!! i missed the referal giveaway again... :pinch:
anyway, thanks for continuing to do this stoi...

i hope i'll get lucky the next time around...

[stoi]

there you go some more added

[LtAda]

:):):) good luck everyone

[Kryatle]

Thanks a bunch stoi, very much appreciated. :)

[Funkin']

I have jsut removed everyones referrals, 180,000+ in the system and about 2800 have been used in the past 2 months.

Time to rethink our stratagy.

Well, now that the news page says there are no auto punishments, then I'm going to go ahead and use my referral. The problem that I was having is that all my friends and "online friends" are already members at BCG. So I was going to have to take a chance on someone I didn't know very well. And if that person screwed up, I was going to get a bunch of GB's added to my download stat. So that's why I've been hesitant to invite.

But now(at least for this round of referrals) there are no auto punishments, I'll try and find a good candidate to invite(which I think I've already found at another game site).

[stoi]

Still 17 of those codes left, only 2 hours to go though until they expire.

and i am thinking of not putting the auto punishments back on, as there is no bonus now with only User (we have no PU/SPU).

[PerMaFrOsT]

Only two hourse for give away to a good user my first referal code? Bad news :unsure:

[stoi]

as soon as you generate it, you get 6 hours, these have been up for 4 hours already.

[PerMaFrOsT]

Ahh ok, i haven´t generated it yet so i will could use it the next week per example? Thanks for the fast answer :happy:

[freak12345]

thank you very much stoi...

finally, i was able to do it after months of looking for a chance to sign-up...:w00t:

i promise to take good care of this account and do my best to contribute at BCG...

i'm currently still at work atm so i'll just finish the registration process and will get a chance to browse and start using the site when i get home...

damn it, now i can't wait to go home... :frusty:

[anon]

i'm currently still at work atm so i'll just finish the registration process and will get a chance to browse and start using the site when i get home...

I think your IP address has to be the same during the whole registration process.

[freak12345]

i'm currently still at work atm so i'll just finish the registration process and will get a chance to browse and start using the site when i get home...

I think your IP address has to be the same during the whole registration process.

thanks for the info anon...

i did the whole thing (input the referal code and signing up) while at work so everything's good on my end...

[stoi]

Why does 1 idiot have to spoil it, someone used 10 of those referrals for himself, he obviously hasnt got them anymore, and this is why i was doing 1 at a time, so it was easy to keep an eye on it, giving 20-30 out is a bit harder to keep track off (actually i went to bed as soon as i posted them and Cirno caught him lol)

there is always at least 1 bad apple though that has to put a spanner in the works of something good.

[1000possibleclaws]

Stoi = bcg good cop

Cirno = bcg bad(ass) cop



Why does 1 idiot have to spoil it

Big surprise there?

[stoi]

No surprise at all, always thought it would happen, but i was hoping, just once, that i would be wrong.

[Champo101]

God Why are there always morons?????? I hate people who decide to try to get dupe accounts. There just gonna be destroyed by Cirno :P

[freak12345]

10 potentially good members not given a chance to join by that referal hoarder... what a waste.... :(

[Champo101]

10 potentially good members not given a chance to join by that referal hoarder... what a waste.... :(

well said. I want to speak with that moron. :fist:

[jardinnegro]

I was tryin and tryin but i couldn't get anyone valid code since days. I hope this will go on to catch one..

[Cabalo]

Why does 1 idiot have to spoil it, someone used 10 of those referrals for himself, he obviously hasnt got them anymore, and this is why i was doing 1 at a time, so it was easy to keep an eye on it, giving 20-30 out is a bit harder to keep track off (actually i went to bed as soon as i posted them and Cirno caught him lol)

there is always at least 1 bad apple though that has to put a spanner in the works of something good.
I would really love to know which member of this board did that. I really do.

[Champo101]

Why does 1 idiot have to spoil it, someone used 10 of those referrals for himself, he obviously hasnt got them anymore, and this is why i was doing 1 at a time, so it was easy to keep an eye on it, giving 20-30 out is a bit harder to keep track off (actually i went to bed as soon as i posted them and Cirno caught him lol)

there is always at least 1 bad apple though that has to put a spanner in the works of something good.
I would really love to know which member of this board did that. I really do.

He was probably a damn guest

[Kryatle]

People just tend to be idiots and hope they can get away with anything.. when they can't. Way to be a pro, mr. hoarder.

[anon]

He was probably a damn guest

And that's why I didn't like it when FST made the invite sections visible to everyone.

As for the guy that created 10 accounts, he should be shot.

[7th]

and I don't understand why guests have access to threads like this one.

I even made a post about this in this very same thread warning about them. As someone else said: what a waste!

[1000possibleclaws]

Worse things have happened.. :dabs:

[anon]

and I don't understand why guests have access to threads like this one.

Me neither. I guess one day the Managers decided it'd be a good idea to let them (and search engines) read threads in the trading and GA sections. When I first noticed I thought it was a bug or something.

[Champo101]

I REALLY think guests shouldn't have access unless they register. Just like a Private site. Register or get an invite to view the browse, forums etc. Guests should only be able to view the lounge and other nonsense subforums.

[X-Files]

I REALLY think guests shouldn't have access unless they register. Just like a Private site. Register or get an invite to view the browse, forums etc. Guests should only be able to view the lounge and other nonsense subforums.

FST is business. this way it could attract more people. when they read it, they interested to register here


.

[LtAda]

What about those things in some forum sites where you type w/e you want hidden in a certain box so to unregistered users it says: "To view this content, register" or something

[anon]

"To view this content, register"

Why not, as long as you only have to register and not post - the latter would result in a massive amount of spam.

The only potential downside I can see is other members misusing the tag.

[stoi]

Well i never knew about guests being able to view, but obviously the idea is.

members dont usually give invite codes out here, its just I have ... who wants it/trade for it.

So if guests can see these, and want these, then they join up and reply to the thread in question.

Obviously the problem arises when someone just posts a load of codes, its just guests that get in, or make dupe accounts (even though i am pretty sure the dupe accounter was a member here, but not positive.

The weird thing is though, and I have not logged out of here in months, so I may be talking rubbish, I am pretty sure guests get google adwords/ads between posts, members dont, so changing them to members will bring in less cash from advertising (surely).

[anon]

The weird thing is though, and I have not logged out of here in months, so I may be talking rubbish, I am pretty sure guests get google adwords/ads between posts

Yup, I see Usenet banner ads when visiting as a guest. I'm not blocking ads for FST, though. They don't bother me, and a forum as large as this one can certainly use the revenue.

[Champo101]

Sorry for bringing an old thread back. But since this was the place to discuss the idiot who stole referrals, I know who it is. But I am scared to post the name as it may break rules. PM me if I can, because I very well will and post what an idiot he is. And yes, he is a member (of FST ofc) and he is being talked to atm about it.

[Slickerey]

Who is it? Spill the beans. :naughty:

[Champo101]

EDIT: I asked, and I can`t spill until it`s official. Innocent until proven guilty unfortunately. :/

[Cabalo]

With the cooperation of Champo101, Stoi and Cirno, this issue is being sorted out, and expect news in the coming hours.

On the behalf of FST, we apologise to BCG for the sad behaviour of one of our members, and we will try to find solutions so that such situations won't happen again in the future.

[Chief_Garbonzo]

There is a FST gag order in effect on this matter. I shall await the press release in the coming hours as The Bad Cop has stated! :D

[anon]

Innocent until proven guilty unfortunately. :/

While I'm totally for having that idiot punished, would you rather have things be the opposite way?

[Champo101]

I guess not. I haven't heard anything from Cabalo since last night and neither has Cirno. We're waiting on a verdict.

[Cabalo]

The issue has finally been solved. It took a little long, but we needed to be absolutely sure who did it, as no one is punished without being 100% proven his guilt.

It happens that the user sakor decided to take all the referrals for himself. When questioned why he had the need to do such a thing, he told me it was his brother, who accidentally did it. Then I insisted, why would his brother do such a thing, and showed him the 10 (ten!) different email accounts he accidentally used to register those referrals. The user then admitted he did it, and was going to give those to his friends in need. You guys take your conclusions...

I know doing this won't turn back the events, and maybe those 10 referrals could have gone to people who would actually use them, and at the same time help BCG. But for those trying to repeat such stunts, keep in mind that sooner or later, they come back to haunt you.

Special thanks to Stoi and Cirno from BCG, the latter giving me so much info it took me around one hour just to decipher it all. And thanks too to Champo101 for not letting this problem go unnoticed and actively helping both communities.

[anon]

It happens that the user sakor decided to take all the referrals for himself. When questioned why he had the need to do such a thing, he told me it was his brother, who accidentally did it.

But that excuse is so old and burnt out it actually plays against you. I wonder why he even bothered to utter that bullshit.

[Champo101]

YOU GUYS: Oh that Champo101, what a guy. he should be promoted <--------JOKING!!

[anon]

he should be promoted

You're a Poster already, what else could you ask for? :lol:

[IdolEyes787]

Maybe he wants to be a four poster?

Actually that would make a lot of sense because he already puts me to sleep.

[Champo101]

Well I try my best

[Mokhtar]

very good, but i think member must be banned.
other person could be now in bcg and use the site really and he ruined it for them. he is not need here any more.

[bigdaddydude]

Can't y'all feel the love?

[Champo101]

:fst::fst::fst:

[anon]

very good, but i think member must be banned.
other person could be now in bcg and use the site really and he ruined it for them. he is not need here any more.

I think somehow preventing guests from seeing further invite codes in this thread would be better than banning someone who's lost his privileges to access this area and send/receive PMs.

[Hombre]

good move. some ppl like to spoil the fun for other.
this robbery was 1 of the most stupid things some1 could do.