Loomio
Sun 26 Apr 2015 8:19PM

Make the e-mail field optional in the registration form

DU Rich Public Seen by 97

Posting this on behalf of @Fla

> diaspora* doesn't need an e-mail to be used. The e-mail is useful only to get back its password and to receive notifications. We don't even send a verification e-mail to check if the address is valid and the user owns it.

> I propose to make the e-mail field optional in the registration form with an indication like "Enter an e-mail address if you want to be able to recover your password and you interested to receive notifications by e-mail".

JS

Juan Santiago Sun 26 Apr 2015 9:43PM

I think that should be at the discretion of podmin

DU

Rich Mon 27 Apr 2015 7:55AM

Hey @juansantiago why do you think that?

I have never needed to email any of the users on my pod (ever).

M

Maciek Łoziński Mon 27 Apr 2015 2:35PM

A possibility to enter an email after a registration would be essential I think.

JS

Juan Santiago Mon 27 Apr 2015 2:36PM

@rich1

Because occasionally is a useful tool to control splog (spam registration)

I also think it's good, leave all possible freedoms to podmis and collective holding pods.

DU

Rich Mon 27 Apr 2015 2:43PM

@macieklozinski Yes, this would remain in the users profile section so they can add an email address at a later date if they wish.

@juansantiago No, asking for an email address is of no use for controlling spam registrations as we do not require account activation so the spammer can just enter a fake email address. The CAPTCHA image is used to control spam registration.

JS

Juan Santiago Mon 27 Apr 2015 2:57PM

@rich1

My experience is more effective mail account activation than CAPTCHA , is not it a good idea to leave this possibility open for the podmins to decide?

It seems right that by default no email is requested.

DU

Rich Mon 27 Apr 2015 3:06PM

Hey @juansantiago

Email validation does not currently exist. I can enter [email protected] and still create a new pod account.

This Loomio thread is purely around making the e-mail field optional in the registration form.

JS

Juan Santiago Mon 27 Apr 2015 3:18PM

@rich1 OK, you convinced me

JR

Jason Robinson Tue 28 Apr 2015 3:34PM

Absolutely, doubt anyone would block this. It should however be in pod settings, whether to require the field. I hope some day optional email validation becomes a possible pod setting too.

JH

Jonne Haß Tue 28 Apr 2015 8:28PM

If we do this we should do it right and properly handle disabled mailer at the same time. So if either email input is disabled or the mailer is disabled:

  • Do not show password reset links
  • Do not show invite by email links
  • Do not show email notification settings
  • Go through all texts and check they don't refer to sent emails.
  • Do not require email confirmation when changing the email address and the mailer is disabled.
  • Go through all mailers and handle graceful handling when the user has no email set.
  • Probably a ton of stuff I missed.
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