Please tell me..

[Messiah]

When you sign-up to a site do you prefer:

1) A large form which requires lots of info.

OR

2) A simple form requiring only a prefered username and email address, then you add details later through a preferences page.

Also, would you prefer:

1) After submitting info being 'logged in' automatically.

OR

2) Email activation.

I do a poll but dunno how :rolling:

[NWA]

1st question: 2nd option

2nd Question: 1st option

[Dead Man]

2) for first

I prefer email for second, particularly if I am admin as I know they have to have a working email address....

DM

[Convict***Escaped***]

A- Long forms are definately not on... #2

B- Depends how fussy you are really. As a user, I don't want to wait around for an email, then return to the site, activate myself, change password...

Much better to slap in a password and get right in there.

[IronFire]

Definaterly number 2 for the first one.

Number two for the second one as long as they tell you in advance so I use the right e-mail addy and dont have to re-dial to login :mad:

[CyberfisH]

at first i thought 2 and 1 .. then i decided what the hell ... i want 9!

[Shroud]

2 - cus it takes less effort :)
and
1 - um for the same reason as above i guess,

[ToXik-yogHurt]

I'll tell you what I want, I want an option to turn the 'show signature' box on by default, instead of having to check it every single time.
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urm, yeah I think cyber is onto something with 9...
If i can be bothered to register on a forum I dont care too much about form-length (unless its excessively long), but having to wait for an email is a pain if its not sent immediately :/