RE: Splinterlands: Expand Referral Program

Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

(1) I believe the ToS already protects against bad faith actors, but that is definitely something @davemccoy & team should ensure is the case. If someone is fast-tracked to Gold Tier and then blatantly violates the terms, I believe they should stop receiving benefits.

(2) On the scenario you're talking about, I think that's only the case if there's collusion between a referrer and referee accounts, and it should be prevented by the ToS and discovered with some automated analysis of what accounts are doing. E.g. if an account uses a referral code and then the referrer account is paying a dividend of some kind to the referee, that should flag something for the team to look at. It's not immediate disqualification of course, as some users may use rebates as an incentive to use their account as referrer (I've done this in the past, with mixed success), however if it's systematic and with no end, then it's likely abuse.

Completely agree with layers of automated monitoring. We need that even if we do nothing in fact, to ensure that any account who does reach Gold (whether granted or on its own) isn't abusing the rewards system.