How do I know who is referring to me?

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The discussion revolves around the confusion regarding how referrals are tracked on a forum profile. Users noted that referrals can occur when someone signs up and manually enters a username instead of using a referral link. This can lead to unexpected referrals from individuals who may not know the original user personally. One participant humorously acknowledged their role in the confusion, indicating that they had been playfully misleading the original poster. The conversation highlights the informal nature of referrals and the potential for users to connect through shared interests rather than direct invitations.
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I just noticed on my profile, Referrals: 6 . Just a few days ago, it showed 4. I don't ever remember giving my PF ID to anyone, so how do I know who is referring to me?
 
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I can't answer your question about knowing who referred you (I don't know if that's something logged for the admins to see), but I think someone else explained not long ago that when someone signs up, they can type in a username of someone who referred them instead of signing up by following the link with your ID number in it. If you don't know anyone who knows your username either, I guess it could be that someone liked what they saw in a post of yours and listed you as the person referring them without really knowing you otherwise.
 
It is me, I have been messing with your head a bit :smile:
 
Do you have only one username here? :biggrin:
 
Thanks, Moonbear! I suppose this cleared some of my doubts.
mattmns said:
It is me, I have been messing with your head a bit :smile:
I should have known :smile: .
 
Hello,
I just received an email about this forum. I decided to check it out and went to registration and found I am already registered here. Is this forum directly connected to another forum I might already be registered to? I am not particularly or formally educated in math or science, but I am interested. V
 
Vossistarts said:
Hello,
I just received an email about this forum. I decided to check it out and went to registration and found I am already registered here. Is this forum directly connected to another forum I might already be registered to? I am not particularly or formally educated in math or science, but I am interested. V
You made the following reply a few months back:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=538834&postcount=7
 

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