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thanks for the input. currently, i'm allowing users to use affiliate link only as an incentive for them to add more cards. i want to make sure all the details that they add are objective and no spamming occurs. in order to rate cards, you have to be registered, and can only rate once per card. i'll add a captcha to the registration to make sure no fake accounts are made.

do you think it's really important to not allow affiliate links?

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Yes I would say its really important. If a person has the potential to earn money from a card submission they also have the incentive to start gaming the system (groups of people even) by rating their card highly even though it may not be the best card.

Also you really need to limit the voting by ip address, what prevents me from adding an affiliate link and then creating accounts with my 50 different email addresses and boosting that card to the top all for my personal gain...

good point

yeah, i guess a lot of the work in trying to keep it unbiased can be saved if no affiliate links are allowed. i have updated the new card submission page to reflect that. thanks for your feedback.

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