Unique Submission Credits


In 2004, WebRing introduced a confusing new incentive program to RingMasters. The incentive involves getting credit into your account as a reward for bringing new members to WebRing. If you are willing to put forth a little work you can earn credits that can be used for ad suppression, Ring featuring, and even cross-category promotions.

For a submission to your Ring to qualify as "unique", all three of the following must be true:

  1. It must be the first submission from that User ID to any WebRing.
  2. The User ID must have a unique email address registered (meaning it cannot be in use for any other account.)
  3. The site must be both active and PASSing the checker.
  4. The submission must also be the first for that website, meaning a User cannot create a new ID with a unique email address then submit a different page of a website that is already registered.
The definition of a unique submission is a bit easier to understand than the actual crediting process. I think the best way to break this down is to explain how it works if you manage only one Ring versus managing multiple Rings.

If You Manage One Ring

  • The initial qualified unique submission will earn $.35.
  • A second unique submission to the Ring, made within 4 weeks of the initial one, will earn $.25.
  • A third unique submission to the Ring, made within 4 weeks of the second one, will earn $.30.
  • Each subsequent unique submission to the Ring, made within 4 weeks of the previous one, will earn you a nickel more than the last one.
If you go 4 weeks between any 2 unique submissions, the cycle begins anew, at $.35. So you are rewarded not only for unique submissions, but for consistent referalls of unique submissions.

If You Manage Multiple Rings

  • The initial qualified unique submission to any one Ring will earn $.35.
  • The first unique submission to another Ring within 4 weeks of the initial unique submission will earn $.15. This is true no matter how many Rings you manage, each will earn $.15 for the first unique submission.
  • A second unique submission to the same Ring, made within 4 weeks of the first one, will earn $.25.
  • Each subsequent unique submission to the same Ring, made within 4 weeks of the previous one, will earn you a nickel more than the last one ($.25, $.30)
  • If there is no unique submission activity for one Ring for at least 4 weeks, but there is activity in other Rings in your account, the cycle begins again with $.15
  • If there is no unique submission activity in any of your Rings for at least 4 weeks, the cycle begins again with $.35
Other points to note:
  • This crediting process was revamped around 26FEB04. If you are trying to cross-reference the reports in your account with the above guidelines, you may be unable to get the totals to equal.
  • It is believed (but not guaranteed) that PASS-L is equivalent to PASS for the purpose of collecting a unique submission credit, but only if the site is active when the system tallies the credits. So, if an RM doesn't permit PASS-L and suspends the site, the credit will not be applied until the site is active.
  • If a first submission is denied by the Ring before a second application is made, the system will recognize the second submission as being unique and will credit that second Ring with the unique submission. If a second application is made before the first submission is denied, the unique site credit is lost completly.
  • My tutorial Ring (My First WebRing) is not participating in this program. This means you can still refer a site to join My1st first and yours second. They'll get the ease of setting up through the basic instructions in the tutorial Ring and you'll get the credit for referring them.
At this point the report is confusing, because there is essentially no difference between the detail report and the summary report except the layout. Neither gives anything of substance. You don't know what Ring is responsible for what submissions, resulting in the inability to calculate the credit with any accuracy based upon what is provided. The report shows the number of sites and the number of Rings affected, but without a per Ring breakdown, it's impossible to know at this time how many different Rings are generating these credits (unless you only have one!)


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