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Currently, we require users to register to read posts (except for this forum). Should we continue doing this or just make registering necessary if they want to post?

Another option is make unregistered people able to read everything but, "Post your own cheap ass deals".

Make them register and pay a large lump sum!

I think you should make them register before they can post or read anything.

make them register, or they will steal your bandwidth by just reading the boards without feeling the need to participate in any deals -- and that will make things bad for the rest of us as your costs for bandwidth will go up without the reciprocal increased amount of deals and deals feedback available to everyone from new users.

besides, once people register they feel the obligation to come back..........and at the very least will have the web site address in their password book, so they don't lose it

Otherwise, people just do a fly by reading when they find the site by accident and forget where the site is the next day

Originally Posted by minx besides, once people register they feel the obligation to come back..........and at the very least will have the web site address in their password book, so they don't lose it

That was my feeling exactly.

I have mixed feelings. I hate having to register just to browse something I'm not even sure will be worthwhile, and I often leave sites that require registration just to browse the boards. Many people will register if they are allowed to view the board as a guest, and they like what they see.

I think users should have to register to read and post. Minx is absolutely right...if it's a free-for-all, there will be more hawks than participants. I think by making it registration exclusive you'll keep the community tight-knit.

Since I've registered, I've felt obligated to stick my two-cents in to some discussions and actually become part of the community here.

I'm glad I did.

Besides, it'll give those of us who are part of the community a chance to run out and snag the deals once we've read about them on the boards before they hit the main page and everyone is reading about it

Originally Posted by minx make them register, or they will steal your bandwidth by just reading the boards without feeling the need to participate in any deals -- and that will make things bad for the rest of us as your costs for bandwidth will go up without the reciprocal increased amount of deals and deals feedback available to everyone from new users. besides, once people register they feel the obligation to come back..........and at the very least will have the web site address in their password book, so they don't lose it Otherwise, people just do a fly by reading when they find the site by accident and forget where the site is the next day

I have to agree. I doubt I would have signed up if I could have just lurked the Deals forum.

I'd like to see a community where everyone is active. I don't like the fact that lurkers have access to all these great deals and are overusing them to their advantage without ever contributing to the site. I know people that go to this site and look at deals and really abuse them. Like buying 20 of those 5 dollar games to sell on Ebay without ever posting once. I think we should keep the community closed and make sure everyone is actively posting deals and advice. It'd be nice to have a nice tight community where everyone knows each other and I know lots of people spread the deals here all over the place. I'll continue to post target clearance faqs but I just hope no one abuses them.

uh huh...uh huh...i agree......agree

it doesnt take that long to register but instead of that people just go ahead and get the deal.....thats kinda not right :? they living off of the deals that we people took the time to find :x
beside the site will get more people when u make them them register therefore we will have more deals :P yay!

also some people may just register to "read" the deals but never participate so i think u should ban the user who is inactive for a certain period of time :?

but i dont think theres anything on this site they couldnt like :o

peace 8)

Originally Posted by dynamite99 also some people may just register to "read" the deals but never participate so i think u should ban the user who is inactive for a certain period of time :?

There are 578 members who have never posted, with 100 or so more that have less than 5 posts. I agree, I don't like the lurkers much too, but atleast a simple "Thanks!" would be nice sometimes. Then again, its not really something that you can find easily. Deals are on a limited supply.

It takes two seconds to register.

If they're too lazy to spend that much time registering, they're too lazy to find cheap ass deals on games and should buy all their stuff from expensive places like FAO Schwartz.

Not only would they have to register, but I think that everyone should have to post deals and be active in their account. Or they just become registered lurkers.

And if you don't believe me that there are hundreds of lurkers on this site right now. Check Post Your Own Deals message board. Most of the time, the topics have 10-15 views for every post on that thread.

The reason I'm against registering before reading, is that I like to browse a forum for a week or so to get a feel for it before opening my mouth and proving that I'm a fool. For every post I make on any board, I'll read about 20 threads. If I don't feel like I can contribute to a thread I simply don't post. If something has been said by 30 people and it isn't an opinion thread, it's not worth saying a 31st time.

Another option would be to have a limited visibility setup where they can only see threads that are a few days old. That way they can still see what the threads are like and get a feel, but if they want the discussions and deals before they go dead they gotta register. Kind of like a "If you were registered, you would have known about this!" type of a system.

Personally, I'd have to go with registration required. The account is free, you guys don't spam us...there's nothing wrong with registering. If someone has a big problem with registering, then they can just skip the message boards. It's that simple.

I think it might be time to revisit this topic.

I started to think that if people got the opportunity to read some of the interesting discussions that go on here, they would be more included to register/post.

We would of course still require registration to post.

What are your opinions?

Nah, I still say make them all register. It'll really eat at them to find out what's going on in the forums if they can't see any of it.

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I agree with WSB. When I first found this site by accident, I was just looking at the deals on the main page. Then a few days later, some of the discussion titles at the right of the screen caught my eye. That alone made me want to register.