Warez Forum - Validate Email After Register?

[c0rrup]

Does your warez forum require users to validae their email when they register or not? Which do you think is better?

Thanks.

Edit: "No, why?" meaning, explain why.

c0rrup Reviewed by c0rrup on 24th May 2010. Warez Forum - Validate Email After Register? Does your warez forum require users to validae their email when they register or not? Which do you think is better? Thanks. Edit: "No, why?" meaning, explain why. Rating: 5

[Sam]

man that sux !!

although it have advantages and disadvantages :

advantages :

1) Due to this users will provide real email , so if there is any emergency u can contact them

2) Reducing Bots

disadvantages :

1) fuck off !! i will nvr register on a site which has email verification unless it is my friends site and so do every1

2) it will be a collection of Bots in the site


I dont remember nxt points (due to amnesia) sorry....



and note that never keep email verification if u are low on traffic !! simple registration = more traffic

[snowmanrene]

We used to make users verify their email before logging in, but no longer do it as the mail function on the server is not operational.

It is good in that:
- It reduces spambots
- Gives a community atmosphere to the user and that it's not a kids board
- Provides an easy way to contact members (those that use active emails)

It's bad in that:
- A lot of people just use a random email address that they don't check, you can't contact them at a later date
- If you ban a user, then they start marking all your emails you send them as phishing or spam which will eventually lead to mail providers automatically sending all emails you send out to junk folders. Plus your domain could be marked for spam etc.....

[Sponge Bob]

Yes this is too keep registration bots away or stupid dump people

[Daniel]

Validation is no problem, takes 2 seconds to go to gmail and click on a link!

[Uterus Spacecraft]

The spam on my forum has gone down a lot since I turned on validation

[abhay26]

Yeah, loads of spam is avoided. Many people just register on loads of forums and keep posting topics multiple times by autoposters.
Most of them don't validate their account.

[Mac]

Nah, I prefer reCaptcha on registration and then an usergroup just like Probation here (captcha on posting, no PMs).

[armt]

when i had no Validation , there was alot of Viagra Bots were in my Forum Spamming alot but after Validation , real ppl comes now

[Myth?]

Yes Its a really good way to prevent spam.