Randomized Referral!

[K-MTG]

Please do NOT submit your referral link more than ONCE. It is a pain to find your duplicate link and it makes the system unfair.

Currently at 281 submitted links

 

[-dash-]

Great work!
How many submitted links now?

 

[K-MTG]

Great work!
How many submitted links now?

Thanks, last time I checked it was over 450. Will check again

 

[javawolfpack]

Have you considered keeping track of the number of times a given referral is copied and doing some kind of weighted randomization? Nothing is truly random on a computer; however, you can weight the ones people haven't copied yet heavier so they are more likely to be displayed. Gives a statistical advantage to new links over ones people have copied numerous times.

It sounds like limited web experience... but this would require some JS front-end to let you know when a user copies the provided random link. Likely some callback methods as well. And some way to keep track of the links, number of times they are copied, etc... this would be the data needed to do a random weighted selection.

 

[K-MTG]

Have you considered keeping track of the number of times a given referral is copied and doing some kind of weighted randomization? Nothing is truly random on a computer; however, you can weight the ones people haven't copied yet heavier so they are more likely to be displayed. Gives a statistical advantage to new links over ones people have copied numerous times.

It sounds like limited web experience... but this would require some JS front-end to let you know when a user copies the provided random link. Likely some callback methods as well. And some way to keep track of the links, number of times they are copied, etc... this would be the data needed to do a random weighted selection.

Appreciate the input, but I don't have the web skills to do that, I just copied and pasted code to create this

 

[Buddy]

I used this and did get a referral. Not sure if I can verify it was from this but either way thanks for making it.

 

[murphyS90D]

My link has been there since the beginning. The only referral I have ever gotten was one I sent to someone that I know. I know that because he sent me pictures after he received his car.

 

[Tucker48]

Popped mine in there--hoping this is still working I didn't ever think I'd get a single referral but a friend ordered and now I'm super greedy for a duffel bag or... gulp... a JACKET!

 

[Swissmoneychf]

Hey,

thank's for the website.

I used a shortened link (Referral | Tesla) is that okay ? It's to track how many clicks I get. If not ok I will repost it using my original link.

 

[Tucker48]

Hey,

thank's for the website.

I used a shortened link (Referral | Tesla) is that okay ? It's to track how many clicks I get. If not ok I will repost it using my original link.

That's a great idea--let us know how many you get!

 

[K-MTG]

Hey,

thank's for the website.

I used a shortened link (Referral | Tesla) is that okay ? It's to track how many clicks I get. If not ok I will repost it using my original link.

I made the referral system to only accept the ts.la domain as I was getting lots of spam links that I had to manually delete. Any way to let these Google short links work and prevent spam at the same time? Thanks

 

[javawolfpack]

I made the referral system to only accept the ts.la domain as I was getting lots of spam links that I had to manually delete. Any way to let these Google short links work and prevent spam at the same time? Thanks

You basically have to follow the link and see if it resolves to a ts.la link. It's possible to do this in code; however, not super trivial.

 

[K-MTG]

You basically have to follow the link and see if it resolves to a ts.la link. It's possible to do this in code; however, not super trivial.

Not a php expert, will try something and see if it works

 

[HankLloydRight]

Here you go. Works with both goo.gl and ts.la links:

<?php

$link="http://goo.gl/w2Zkcu";

if (strpos(strip_tags(file_get_contents($link)),"Tesla Referral Program")!==false) echo "good referral link";
else echo "bad referral link";

?>

 

[javawolfpack]

Looks like @HankLloydRight has a solution I don't program in PhP anymore... so too rusty to have come up with a solution myself.

 

[K-MTG]

Here you go. Works with both goo.gl and ts.la links:

<?php

$link="http://goo.gl/w2Zkcu";

if (strpos(strip_tags(file_get_contents($link)),"Tesla Referral Program")!==false) echo "good referral link";
else echo "bad referral link";

?>

Appreciate it, I will try to get it working this weekend

 

[wesley888]

Does the referral randomizer still work? Just got my order confirmed and want to post mine on it.

 

[K-MTG]

Does the referral randomizer still work? Just got my order confirmed and want to post mine on it.

Yup, lemme know if you notice any issues

 

[Terran]

K-MTG, the site is stating: "To qualify, you must order your Model S or X by October 18."
Can you update the date to reflect the current program date: January 15, 2017

 

[K-MTG]

K-MTG, the site is stating: "To qualify, you must order your Model S or X by October 18."
Can you update the date to reflect the current program date: January 15, 2017

Will do