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by TravisPeacock 488 days ago
I love the concept, but doesn't this just open the same door to bots? Especially if they think they are getting fast tracked. Search LinkedIn for these links -> autofill them.

I do really love your website (at least on mobile): your /r link is the perfect elevator pitch. Your main home page is well designed and provides a lot of details without being overwhelming.

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thanks for checking it out and for the feedback!

I had the same thought regarding just giving spam another target!. My quick thought on a solution... the referrer matters a lot. If we can get this to catch on enough that the problem emerges, we'll have the referrer confirm the referral via email. If there's spam with a bunch of different referrers, we can use some simple classification techniques to look for junk senders and require whitelisting before they can flood the system.