Ah, good to know this behavior is average and expected. Looking at people getting 8x my coin output with 1/2 the hardware was a bit discouraging. Luck happens.
Grow up? An anonymous user on a forum posts a link with no identifying inforamtion and no text explaining what it is, I think it is a valid time to be concerned that the link may be nefarious.
It's EXTREMELY nefarious. I died from clicking on it.