This helps me remember the day I post a referral link that explicitly stated I will not benefit from those links but still got auto comment with warning. (I do not blame the owner of the bot.)
I believe the platform should explicitly stating in the sign up page that the user is using a referral link, but will not have disadvantage compare to signing up without referral.
I think that's an important message! As important as warning users if the site is mining with your CPU. ;)
hahaha....