That is correct that you can just get the 2 initial free credits. You can buddy one ..or more , if you want to to hubby. You wouldn't get any more free credits. PBS KNOWS when  there is more then one account! It is just fine to use to same computer. You need two different email addresses

What Sue said -- but you should each manage your own account.

It knows by IP address which is why people who live in apartments and multi-family homes sometimes find their start up credits dont' get issues or get taken away. Because the computer recognizes the IP address as having another member. 

If it gives him the 2 bonus credits: don't spend them.  The computer will most likely catch it at some point and recognize that there are 2 accounts. 

I know you are supposed to each manage your own account, but what about those couples who have an account together? I have seen them on here myself, so I know they exist. In fact I am thinking about one in particular, but I can't remember their names. (Something like "JoeandMaria".) Just curious.

Pam

I know you are supposed to each manage your own account, but what about those couples who have an account together?

The rules for making each person manage their account is to make sure that one person is not gaming the system and doubling their Wish List by making multiple accounts. Like, if I had my account open and then made a second one for my husband, but he really never had anything to do with PBS. It would really be my own second account, giving me double the Wish List, and also there are ways the system can be defrauded by having 2 accounts which I won't elaborate on.

I don't think they care all that much how many people share a single account. There is no fraud going on there, no collecting of "extras" that the account is not entitled to, etc.

Members who openly and jointly share an account are technically violating the site's Terms of Use provisions.  I think that TPTB tend to turn a blind eye toward these, unless the account is reported for some reason, since they usually are quite open about being a couple and aren't hiding anything and are not trying to defraud anyone.

The Site's TOS states:

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That's what I was talking about, Sianeka.Thanks for the clarification.  Back when I first joined, if I recall right, there was a big to-do about a member and her husband being denied a 2nd household account. There were several other couples commenting on that thread who were able to have two accounts with no problem. I never did learn why this particular couple was denied a 2nd account. It just seemed ironic that there was another couple actually sharing an account that commented on that thread. This has been several years, so I don't remember a lot of details about it. I just assumed that maybe that couple (the one denied) had had some previous problems and that was the reason why.

Pam

All the couples I have seen denied a second account was because (what I truly believe) was really happening was the wife was setting up the second account "for" the husband and the site could tell it was one person going between 2 accounts -NOT allowed at all.  With two people in one account, they aren't really violating the terms as long as both names are on the account. They've both "signed" on the bottom line as the "individual" together. Its when the account is for Mrs Accountholder and you know that Mr Accountholder is always online that you get into people accessing other people's account, but as Sianeka said, if there is only one shared account there isn't as many problems as one person operating 2 accounts.

Yuki - make sure your husband does everything on the account himself. You can help, but be completely hands off, its the best way to KNOW you are not tripping any of the red flags that cause the site to think it is one person maintaining 2 accounts. The site won't give the 2 credits because it will recognize it as a second account. If it accidentally gives them, don't use them it will take them back.