No .com on a link to paysite = blind link?

[PR_Tom]

Well I suppose so, by saying "Join". But thats interpretive I think.
The bottom line, in my view, is that if the surfer lands on the place the link said they would, then it's not a blind link.

I was surprised when I was told that a link list was rejecting people because they didnt put a .com in text. That seems.. well lets be nice and say misguided, perhaps by a lack of understanding of the definition of "blind link".. Or, if they understand what a blind link is, then there must be some other motivation. Cookies perhaps?