Originally Posted by Tony Stark Once you reach 200 points (and do the other random things) is the bonus 50 points instant?

Yes. The daily counter will also reset as soon as you hit the 200 milestone (i.e. from x/15 to 0/15), giving you a few extra search points for that day. It does it for silver and gold.

Originally Posted by gcorlett My work PC works the same way you describe, so I think I can safely say that nothing has changed in the past couple of days. Do you us ccleaner? Make sure you exempt all the cookies for MSN, Bing, Microsoft, Hotmail, Outlook. Just a thought.

Yeah I used ccleaner, but it would still worked as the before mentioned even after a wipe. I still haven't figured out yet whats different.

Originally Posted by GUNNM Dayummm Bing wiped out all 5 of my accounts.

Got mine too. No clue what happened today. Anyone have any ideas?

-B

Looks like 25 credits was awarded to my account for completing last month's 25 daily offers.

Originally Posted by solidus_00 Yeah I used ccleaner, but it would still worked as the before mentioned even after a wipe. I still haven't figured out yet whats different.

Figured it out, it was Spybot. Something in a new immunization update was blocking it. If I undo immunization temporary Bing works like it use to. I'm guessing it's a cookie, wonder if I can get it to just ignore that one then instead of suspending all of it.

had 3 more accounts closed got 1 back that they closed a 2 weeks ago hopefully i can get these 3 back

Originally Posted by pedrobeara had 3 more accounts closed got 1 back that they closed a 2 weeks ago hopefully i can get these 3 back

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They reactivated it or you did it manually by joining again?

i signedup from another account and it got closed the next day. i think bing foundout that some of them are creating many accounts and getting more credits.

Originally Posted by solidus_00 Figured it out, it was Spybot. Something in a new immunization update was blocking it. If I undo immunization temporary Bing works like it use to. I'm guessing it's a cookie, wonder if I can get it to just ignore that one then instead of suspending all of it.

Well done. Yes, Spybot has an ignore list...

at first I thought it was better to make an account then cash out every 100 MSP but this 30 per day silver status is great

Originally Posted by johnpap :( They reactivated it or you did it manually by joining again?

they reactivated it but this time looks like they are all gone

So my 1 account that I've had for over a year got permabanned about two weeks ago. I had just ordered 2 x 100 msp's and the next day I get an email that says your order is cancelled and my account has been closed.

After 2 weeks of emailing back and forth with customer service, and getting the SAME DAMN form letter response every time, I finally asked to escalate my question to a manager. All I wanted was an answer on why I got banned, and kept getting the same canned violation of the TOS with 10 possible examples. I have never exploited the system at all, but have cashed out as much as possible with msp's and amazon gc's. Below is the response I got today:

Hello Brian, This is Jenny from Bing Rewards Customer Support. I know where the frustration is coming from. If I were in your shoes, I would like to know which violation was violated. However, please understand that the details behind the cancellation of accounts cannot be disclosed to the customers. We value our customers, and it took us a lot of time and considerations before we reached this difficult decision. The decision to suspend your account was based on the information gathered by our system. We sure appreciate the time that you have spent with us throughout the duration of your participation in the program. Though this may not be the answer that you are expecting, the decision to suspend your account is irreversible. Thank you. Sincerely, Jenny

Well you Jenny. Microsoft can kiss the surface tablet I was going to buy next week goodbye.

Why wouldn't they inform a customer which rule they broke. That seems a bit off. What's to keep someone from not making the same mistake if they are unaware.

Originally Posted by Esphyrian Why wouldn't they inform a customer which rule they broke. That seems a bit off. What's to keep someone from not making the same mistake if they are unaware.

I think being banned is what keeps them from making the same mistake...

Originally Posted by xtreme_Zr2 So my 1 account that I've had for over a year got permabanned about two weeks ago. I had just ordered 2 x 100 msp's and the next day I get an email that says your order is cancelled and my account has been closed. After 2 weeks of emailing back and forth with customer service, and getting the SAME DAMN form letter response every time, I finally asked to escalate my question to a manager. All I wanted was an answer on why I got banned, and kept getting the same canned violation of the TOS with 10 possible examples. I have never exploited the system at all, but have cashed out as much as possible with msp's and amazon gc's. Below is the response I got today: Well you Jenny. Microsoft can kiss the surface tablet I was going to buy next week goodbye.

I have no clue why all but one of mine got banned either. I've written customer service as well, and have received the same form response. You said you just ordered MSP--so did I with all but one of mine (though I ordered 400 MSP and 1 Amazon GC), and within the same time frame. Could that be it? Maybe they're operating under a new policy to cut down on MSP rewarded. I had been stocking up on the accumulated points on the one that has not been banned. It just seems strange that so many across the board are being banned at the same time--there has to be an indicator in what accounts were banned.

Maybe we do a quick survey to see what we've done recently with the banned accounts to have a better idea of what's going on.

How about something like:

1) Did you violate any of the TOS? If so, which one?

2) Did you order anything from a now banned account within the last two weeks?

3) If any of your accounts were not banned, do either of the above apply? If so, which?

Originally Posted by Esphyrian Why wouldn't they inform a customer which rule they broke. That seems a bit off. What's to keep someone from not making the same mistake if they are unaware.

they don't disclose banning details for customers because they do not want customers to rebuild their banning patterns.

Originally Posted by zz17 they don't disclose banning details for customers because they do not want customers to rebuild their banning patterns.

So is anyone creating new accounts once that account gets banned? I do not want to jeopardize my gamertag. And since my Bing Rewards account and XBL account were linked to the same email address (that got banned), not sure what to do.

Originally Posted by xtreme_Zr2 So is anyone creating new accounts once that account gets banned? I do not want to jeopardize my gamertag. And since my Bing Rewards account and XBL account were linked to the same email address (that got banned), not sure what to do.

They dont ban the XBL they ban the bing acount

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Originally Posted by zz17 they don't disclose banning details for customers because they do not want customers to rebuild their banning patterns.

If I'm understanding your meaning, you're saying Bing uses algorithms to detect certain behaviors which would warrant a ban. If customers then knew the reason for their ban, they would change these behaviors?

In a way I get it, and I don't get it. If I had only one account, and never did anything against the TOS but still got banned, I think I would like to know the reason.

Originally Posted by Esphyrian If I'm understanding your meaning, you're saying Bing uses algorithms to detect certain behaviors which would warrant a ban. If customers then knew the reason for their ban, they would change these behaviors? In a way I get it, and I don't get it. If I had only one account, and never did anything against the TOS but still got banned, I think I would like to know the reason.

And you think you are so important against the reasoning i gave?