inviting friends

I'm building a relatively small site, with membership by invitation only, and assuming that everyone will be friends.  I've noticed that inviting friends actually means two different things:

1) sending an email with a link that allows others to join the site,

2) befriending another member who already has a profile on the site.

On the Contacts page, members can see "invited/invited by" blocks which work by the second definition and show pending friends.  Where should I look to change it to the first definition; i.e. if a member invites someone to join, and that person joins, it shows up on the first member's Contacts page (or better yet, on their profile)?  Maybe I can use the affiliate capabilities?

 

Okay, I know I have to go dig into this now.  Sometimes writing out the question is half the battle for me.  Any suggestions are welcome.

 

 

Quote · 15 Jul 2008
 
 
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