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  • Dirty F
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2001
    • 59204
    #1

    Question for people running surfer forums

    What % of the people who sign up for your forum never click their confirmation link in the email sent to them?

    In my case its roughly 10% and thats a lot of people.
    I know there are a few reasons like people giving fake emails and emails ending up in spam folders but is there any i can do to reduce this number?

    I also have a big fat text saying they should check their spam folder but i think some people are so fucking stupid they just ignore it.
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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089
      #2
      I suspect it is higher than that, but I don't really care because I figure they are just spammers anyway

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        • Barefootsies
          Choice is an Illusion
          • Feb 2005
          • 42635
          #3
          Originally posted by baddog
          I suspect it is higher than that, but I don't really care because I figure they are just spammers anyway
          Should You Email Your Members?

          Link1 | Link2 | Link3

          Enough Said.

          "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

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            • Dirty F
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jul 2001
              • 59204
              #4
              Originally posted by baddog
              I suspect it is higher than that, but I don't really care because I figure they are just spammers anyway
              A good bunch can be malfunctioning spam bots but i'm pretty sure there's also a % of surfers who just want to access the forum.

              And its not higher, its 10 - 12% max...in my case.

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                • baddog
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 107089
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Dirty F
                  A good bunch can be malfunctioning spam bots but i'm pretty sure there's also a % of surfers who just want to access the forum.

                  And its not higher, its 10 - 12% max...in my case.
                  Well, as I recall, your surfer forum is a lot bigger than mine, so you probably pay closer attention than I do. I have never really checked percentages.

                  I actually put up the email confirm to discourage people from posting.

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                    • Dirty F
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 59204
                      #6
                      Any more input?

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                        • pornask
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 6518
                          #7
                          I have about 30% who do confirm. I give them 7 days and after that the records are deleted form database. About 3 times as many get deleted as are confirmed.

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                            • Babaganoosh
                              ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥
                              • Nov 2001
                              • 15841
                              #8
                              Any poster who doesn't confirm their email is a spam bot. Any poster who does confirm their email is a well-coded spambot.

                              Seriously though, I have checked into it a little bit myself and found that a forum I run (non-adult) has closer to 15% that weren't confirming. I tried looking for a technical reason for it happening like a network problem or a problem with sendmail but decided it was probably user error or giving a fake address.
                              I like pie.

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                                • baddog
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 107089
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Babaganoosh
                                  Any poster who doesn't confirm their email is a spam bot. Any poster who does confirm their email is a well-coded spambot.


                                  Thank you Full Metal Jacket

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                                    • CunningStunt
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2006
                                      • 5594
                                      #10
                                      About 20%.

                                      As others say, what is the point of going through the signup process and then NOT confirming? They are either lazy spammers or bots...or just idiots - and I want neither of those 3 hanging round my site like a bad smell.

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                                        • Babaganoosh
                                          ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥
                                          • Nov 2001
                                          • 15841
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by baddog


                                          Thank you Full Metal Jacket
                                          Wow, I didn't think anyone would get that.

                                          That is one of my all time favorite movies.
                                          I like pie.

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