obono - 9:15 pm on Dec 22, 2005 (gmt 0)

> I look at it like this, if it is our domain, our product, and it has an affiliate ID, why should an affiliate receive credit?

You ought to be kidding.
Do you really think your Id'd domain shows up for a search "all men are equal" just out of thin air? Or perhaps some of your affiliates are making you wealthier by targeting it? Who is responsible for the *acquisition* of that traffic? And what will you do about it? Keep the commision that should have been paid for somebody else's vision/intelligence/work?

BigDave, saying Google is the benefactor paying ocassional commisions -at their own will- is plainly ridiculous.