what are referrals?

[SleepyWitch]

my profile says I've got two referrals. what are they?

re‧fer‧ral [uncountable and countable] formal
when someone sends someone or something to another person to be helped or dealt with :confused:
does it mean I sent two people to do something or two people send me to do something? to do what?

[Scheherazade]

Sleepy, did you introduce any of your friends to the Forum? They must have given your name as referrals.

[Reccura]

I got a referal... but I forgot who the person is, and who he/she is in here!!

[SleepyWitch]

Sleepy, did you introduce any of your friends to the Forum? They must have given your name as referrals.

er no,.. not that I'm aware. maybe some of my friends joined without telling me... hang on, maybe this one guy I met on a penpal page..

[Logos]

Edited because I was mistaken :blush: :D

Referrals are explained here in the vBulletin FAQ:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/faq.php?faq=vb_board_usage#faq_vb_referrals_explai n

:)

[SleepyWitch]

oh? I never used that referral link, though :confused: maybe there's a bug in the software? do I get a prize anyway? :D j/k

[Admin]

You know sometimes someone might think they "need" a referral to register so they check out the forum homepage and randomly pick someone from the "who is online" list.