Referral System and Karma Impact XP Model

ForU’s growth engine is built on a referral-based invitation system that uses Karma Impact XP to encourage quality network growth. During its gated growth phases, new users can only join via invite codes – making the community initially exclusive and referral-driven. Every user receives a limited number of invite codes that they can share with friends or contacts to invite them onto ForU.

The referral system is designed to incentivize meaningful and reputable referrals rather than sheer volume. This is where the Karma Impact XP model comes into play. In ForU, when you invite someone, you become their referrer, but you don’t immediately get rewards just for bringing them in. Instead, the system monitors the invitee’s engagement and trustworthiness. Referrers only start earning “Karma XP” from an invitee once that invitee proves to be an active user by reaching a certain level (Level 5). This level threshold acts as an activation gate – it ensures the new user has made a genuine attempt to engage with the platform. If the invitee never reaches Level 5, the referrer gains nothing from that invite. This prevents users from spamming invites to people who won’t actually contribute, as low-quality invites provide no benefit.

Once the invitee crosses the threshold, the referrer begins to earn Karma XP rewards based on the invitee’s ongoing progress. For example, at the moment the invitee hits Level 5, the referrer might get a one-time XP bonus to mark that successful onboarding. As the invitee continues leveling up beyond 5, the referrer could receive additional XP rewards at certain milestones. This creates a virtuous cycle: the referrer has a stake in the success of their invitee and is motivated to help them become active, because the more the invitee levels up, the more XP the referrer earns. Essentially, referrers are rewarded for bringing in users who stick around and add value.

On the flip side, bad referrals are penalized. If an invitee ends up violating platform rules and gets banned after reaching the threshold, the system will revoke the referrer’s earned XP from that invitee and even apply a penalty (e.g., -200 XP). For example, if you invited someone who turns out to be a malicious actor (spam/scam etc.), not only will you lose any XP you got from them, but you’ll lose additional XP as a karmic penalty. This discourages inviting people you don’t trust just to increase numbers. It enforces a sense of social accountability: users effectively vouch for those they invite. To maximize their own Karma XP, users will think carefully about who they bring into ForU, favoring quality community members.

Invite Code Mechanics: Each user’s invites are limited, but users can earn more invite codes through merit. Two main ways to unlock new codes are:

• Gaining levels: For every X levels a user gains, they might be granted an extra invite code. This ties invites to personal growth – active users get to invite more people.

• Earning referral or trust-based badges: Certain badges might come with bonus invite codes as a perk, recognizing that user as someone who can responsibly grow the network.

This referral system, balanced by Karma XP has several benefits for the ForU ecosystem:

• Controlled Expansion: By gating entry, ForU avoids sudden influxes of bots or harmful actors, and can grow in waves.

• Community Curation: Early members shape the community by who they invite. Since their own XP is at stake, they are likely to invite friends or peers who align with the community values and will actively participate.

• Rewarding Good Actors: Users who foster positive growth (their invitees thrive without issues) accumulate XP faster and stand out on leaderboards, enhancing their reputation.

• Deterring Abuse: Spam invites and bringing fake accounts is rendered pointless or harmful to the referrer. This self-regulates against multi-account farming or referral abuse, a common issue in referral programs.

• Network Trust Graph: Over time, this builds a web-of-trust style social graph where invites form a tree of mentorship/association. If someone consistently invites users that get banned, that pattern is visible, whereas someone whose invites all become respected contributors is seen as a positive connector in the community.

ForU’s referral and Karma XP model ensures that user acquisition is tied to user quality. Growth is gamified and decentralized, the community grows itself, but with guardrails that align with the long-term health of the ecosystem.