Why do sites force us to register to read posts on them?

[Mike Hankey]

I immediately close the window and put it on my mental list of sites to never go back to.

The problem with borrowing money from China is 30 mins. later you feel broke again.

[Nish Nishant]

As in subject.

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[Henry Minute]

Because that particular site started out many, many, many ......... years ago as a dead tree publication. It still is, and you can buy it at a newsagent, have it delivered if you take out a paid subscription both paths will get you access to the articles on the day of publication or you can get access to certain articles before the general public but after full subscribers and get a weekly newsletter, if you wish, which will alert you to new discoveries and even if it will not give you access to their article it will tell you that there is something you might want to search on. So full subscription, access on day of publication, internet subscription access a short while later, no subscription access even later. Simples. For that particular organization, that is their business model. If you don't like it, then don't sign up to it.

Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

[Vark111]

The beauty of running your own email server. I can add any address to my actual domain, go through all the sign-up malarky, then delete the account.

[PIEBALDconsult]

So they can boast on how many members they have (and growing!).

[Gregory Gadow]

That is why sites nowadays will just rarely sign you up: the registering sites will send you an email before allowing you access, and you have to come in using the confirmation link that they send. To prove it, sign up for a site using a silly name. Then wait and see how long it takes before spam using that name appears in your inbox. You will be amazed and probably disgusted at how quickly it starts.

[TorstenH]

you've seen that at my place ain't ya? Same here.

regards Torsten I never finish anyth...

[Peter Mulholland]

I'm sure I saw a page recently on yahoo that would let me create a temp alias for my email address. The reasoning being that I could track which temp addresses I gave to who, so I'd know who was passing them on by which one's got spammed, and be able to deactivate any of these aliases at will.

Pete

[GenJerDan]

Not so much boasting...more like telling their advertisers "Look, we have 2.3 million registered users. Of course we're going to charge you more for advertising on our pages."

It always itches for the first week or so. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

[wizardzz]

They might just want to see who is interested in interspecies? Might be something to keep track of...

"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.

[PIEBALDconsult]

Of all the ialities, I have the best iality. :-D

[Oakman]

GuyThiebaut wrote:

To keep away the Neanderthals?

Obviously racists.

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein