In January 2012, it was finally discovered that over 90% of affiliate traffic was coming from not-actually-legitimate sources. Affiliate program cheating is a widespread (and not technically illegal) thing, and until we level up to the point where we can pay someone to keep an eye on things, we have to pull the plug on this. As of January 2012, the TopatoCo Affiliate Program is dead.   Because of cheaters. Cheaters made it die, by cheating.