What's a "referral" on one's SB profile?

[Doc]

I tried search, but what does that mean on your profile when it says: "Referrals __ " ?

Whatzit, huh?

 

[Ted S]

Taken from the FAQ at http://www.scubaboard.com/faq.php?s=&do=search&q=referral&match=all&titlesonly=0

Referrals allow you to be credited for any new users you invite to the forum.

You gain referrals by promoting ScubaBoard using your unique referral link. The link you should use as your referral link is this:

http://www.scubaboard.com/index.php?referrerid=USERID where userid is YOUR user id as seen in your profile url or other pages.

Each time someone follows this link to ScubaBoard and registers as a new member, your referral count will be incremented by one. The number of referrals you have can be viewed in your profile.

ScubaBoard will post more information on any prizes or rewards that may be given out for referrals from time to time. Please be courteous when promoting ScubaBoard by not spamming other web sites with your referral link just to gain referrals.