Originally Posted by Canarsie
The answer seems to be clear and simple to me:
“Conga” lines should be allowed in the S.P.A.M. forum for offers where everyone can benefit, such as referrals for joining MyPoints.
Pyramid schemes should be absolutely prohibited from being posted anywhere on FlyerTalk. In pyramid schemes, only a few FlyerTalk members stand to benefit, and that is simply not within the spirit upon which FlyerTalk was founded and presently continues.
Am I wrong?
I agree 100%. I posted very early-on in that thread the following:
Originally Posted by JonNYC
Thing is-- in my mind-- the thing about this, or any multi-level (read: pyramid) type scheme is that even if it's legit at the start, with the "first in" folks maybe even getting their ipods (which are very, very backordered in the "good" colors, BTW) as the pyramid widens, the last folks in (the vast majority) will get nothing, historically speaking.. In other words, for the first few hundred referrals they only have to give out a handful of ipods (to the folks at the first few levels of the pyramid,) but as the number of people owed ipods expands (sort of exponentially) the incentive to "fold up shop" grows just as exponentially.
And while I was, apparently, dead wrong about the company itself, I stand by the pyramid/MLM objection that
Canarsie put so succinctly and concisely. FT should aim to foster good will, MLM's do just the opposite.