Wellcome to Steemit @bunnychum!
I think, that refferal links is one of the varieties of spam surrounding us everyvhere. I'm sure that most Steemians don't approve it, and thanks to those users or bots that clean the site from spam. There are thousands of other sites where you can leave your referral link and not be punished for it.
I'm sure you are an interesting man and have many other themes and messages that you could tell us: what kind of person you are, what you are passionate about, what bothers you and what pleases you, where you are and what your occupation...
We will be happy to read your posts and support with upvotes if you have something to tell us, in addition to the referral program