Question for people running surfer forums - GoFuckYourself.com

Dirty F · 12-17-2007, 11:14 AM

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.

baddog · 12-17-2007, 11:15 AM

I suspect it is higher than that, but I don't really care because I figure they are just spammers anyway

Barefootsies · 12-17-2007, 11:16 AM

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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

Dirty F · 12-17-2007, 11:17 AM

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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.

baddog · 12-17-2007, 11:28 AM

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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.

Dirty F · 12-17-2007, 12:27 PM

Any more input?

pornask · 12-17-2007, 12:29 PM

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.

Babaganoosh · 12-17-2007, 12:32 PM

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.

baddog · 12-17-2007, 12:51 PM

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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

CunningStunt · 12-17-2007, 02:12 PM

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.

Babaganoosh · 12-17-2007, 03:33 PM

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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.

12-17-2007, 11:14 AM	#1
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	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.

12-17-2007, 12:32 PM	#8
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	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.

12-17-2007, 11:15 AM	#2
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I suspect it is higher than that, but I don't really care because I figure they are just spammers anyway

12-17-2007, 12:27 PM	#6
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	Any more input?

12-17-2007, 12:29 PM	#7
pornask So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 253-233-241 Posts: 6,518	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.

12-17-2007, 02:12 PM	#10
CunningStunt Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,594	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.