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Yeah, that's how promotion works. If you transfer to @null with a permlink, it will put you in the promoted list. If you use the promote button, you should notice a transfer to @null after as well. It's all basically the same thing.

You can still transfer without linking, right? But yeah I understand now what you mean.

Yup. You could always do that. I guess that would be a FOR REAL burn because you're definitely not getting anything out of it. LOL