yes, i HAVE reported webmasters for spamming - and seen instant results. twice from ARS, once from dollarmachine/python and also several other smaller programs. they termed the spammers almost instantly. even miore programs warned their affiliates but said they give a single warning.

and i expect that you'll see more and more programs terming for spam since two programs ended up paying big bucks to the FTC because of affiliate spam.

anyway, i do my best to follow the rules whether they are enforced or not - i do it because of who I am so what the programs do about these issues has nothing to do with why i don't spam. if there's a program with rules i can't deal with, i may contact them and talk about it but otherwise i simply promote someone else's program - one where i am comfortable with the terms.

Squirt- how can a person create a fake profile of someone else without pretending to be them?

Quote Originally Posted by xenigo View Post
It's interesting that I know that. Program owners have always been that way, since the dawn of time. This isn't some epiphany. I didn't wake up one morning and realize they'll let you break the rules for sales.

Have you ever tried reporting a webmaster for spamming? Well, nothing happens to them. I still get their spam, and their links still work day after day. But their TOS *clearly* states that spamming is a violation.

So, Basschick... I don't just think there are exceptions to the rules... I'm not just talking out of my ass.