ha ha.. .I kinda got a good laugh out of this one to be honest (sorry, but there IS some humor here…. I’ll demonstrate):
@AussieDave 248855 wrote:
These clear bias and selective stances indicate to me (and probably other affiliates too), that possibly the Affiliate Alliance (which AGD is a member of), gives direction on who gets stomped on, and who is given get out of jail free cards. Just so everyone knows, the head of the Alliance is Corfman who currently holds a large monopoly in the gaming affiliate industry.
…AND…
Blind Freddy can see that Rewards Affiliates has carte blanche at the GPWA and APCW. Hence, it stands to reason, and gives valid indications that anyone or any entity connected to the Affiliate Forum Alliance (owned by Corfman), may get their strings pulled (dictated to), on which affiliate programs gets pulled over the coals or breached and who is not touched!
That ‘alliance’ never got off the ground. Corfman has never had any say over anything at AGD and never will. I am sole owner and do whatever I want. This is all so amusing because that ‘so called alliance’ even has a forum which probably still has spam in it! If it lived in a building there would be cobwebs from week 1 
Seriously, though, Corfman can run his own companies.. but he doesn’t run mine. Will never happen. He has ZERO say on who I mark as predatory, certified, warning, or allow as a sponsor. The only people who have a say on that are the Certification Team Members – of which he (nor anyone he employs) are a part. Feel free to browse AGD to see who they are if you want, it’s no secret.
@AussieDave 248855 wrote:
I appreciate you coming to CAP and explaining the situation without trying to sugar coat or dispel the underlying issues.
However a bigger problem still remains unanswered by you and that is, the Rewards Affiliates issue.
Correct me if I’m wrong but the AGD catch cry is “Protecting Affiliates Interests”.
While your forum has numerous hard cold facts posted which prove RA/CR actively entice referred players away from referring affiliates, not only do you do nothing to warn affiliates (except the cross marketing icon), you continue to give Rewards Affiliates a straight link banner on the RA forum, wtf?
However, it seems when an affiliate program causes you or your buddies to lose commission etc etc, your bang on the spot kicking up your heels and screaming blue murder!
I’ve heard this before. Maybe I am a bit lax due to time constraints, money constraints, but not because I am paid to allow CR/RA or anything of the sort. I know your HUGE beef with them Dave and I have seen your ‘proof’, but nothing is quantified. When I have enough money I will try to perform some sort of audit – but I hold little faith in those. This is why I marked them as a program that ‘Cross-Markets’. That is the only proof I have seen and they got rid of a LOT of the cross marketing links they used to have.
@AussieDave 248855 wrote:
Owning the GPWA, APCW, casinocity.com etc etc, and these entities having both past and present business deals with Rewards Affiliates/Casino Rewards, certainly gives rise to the possibility behind door discussions could take place.
To further back up my observations, when the Casino Rewards issue of unethical cross marketing came to a head at the GPWA, there was a Private Members vote which came back as “YES” to Breach Casino Rewards. However Corfman over tuned that vote. Claiming, it was a poll to gauge members feelings and nothing more.
GPWA – Gambling webmasters working with each other and with reputable online casinos and gambling sites.
APCW – Fighting for trust, honesty and integrity in the online gaming industry!
GAU – Albeit that’s died with Corfman being the only founding board member remaining.
AFA – Where Affiliates Come First.
I can’t speak to any of that, only Michael Corfman can. I don’t understand what AFA is, but assume it is another Corfman-owned site. Doesn’t matter to me.. I don’t run his businesses any more than he runs mine.
Well… that took longer than I intended.. I’m sure there will be a rebuttal
Andy
-Owner, AGD