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TazeTSchnitzel · 2012-07-01 15:04:27

Of course not, but you could use it for signing up etc.

bx_ | karma 52 | avg karma 0.95 · | 2016-05-13 13:46:31+00:00

is this just 'showing' a sign up page?

eof | karma 3445 | avg karma 3.58 · | 2010-11-04 18:05:20

I used it for signing up with stackoverflow and tend to use it when I begrudgingly sign up for something, if it's an option.

brandonhsiao | karma 2227 | avg karma 10.26 · | 2014-04-18 06:51:18+00:00

Oh I mean, it's totally worth it to include terms on your website. But must it be in the signup form?

bdfh42 | karma 11016 | avg karma 4.84 · | 2013-01-19 17:52:08+00:00

The link demanded a "sign up" so no way.

Probably the most elegant (and eloquent?) line would be in BASIC:

END

says it all.

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yAnonymous | karma 1158 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2015-02-03 09:34:30+00:00

It's only for the signup page so that really isn't a problem.

nkkollaw | karma 1743 | avg karma 0.93 · | 2017-06-30 11:33:14

No, I know.

It's a placeholder for "Getting started", which I'll activate once I open to signups.

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xeromal | karma 6583 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2019-12-17 16:44:40

Yeah, it was its own page in the sign up process from what I remember.

chc | karma 20862 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2011-02-21 01:20:56+00:00

Yes, but Stack Overflow's signup screen takes more thinking than most sites (by virtue of being different, not to mention its complexity). Amazon's signup is far simpler and it does not seem to be terribly insecure.

bill_john | karma 4 | avg karma 2.0 · | 2024-05-08 16:25:54

Yea good point, you can use (test@test.com and 111111) if you don’t want to sign up.

siquick | karma 2258 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2018-03-30 01:20:56

Yep, users can sign up by email too.

StavrosK | karma 1 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2020-03-11 17:05:36+00:00

Yes, it's still early days for them so signing up isn't as easy as it can be. It's very usable already, though.

JamesSwift | karma 1901 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2014-06-03 21:58:41

I would have liked to used this, but you only offer sign up via facebook or linkedin.

BSousa | karma 863 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2015-02-17 22:27:55+00:00

It does seem the invitations are for the profile section but you can still register normally.

In any case, thanks!! Seems like an interesting way to create a profile. Wonder how 'valuable' this is compared to LinkedIn or a simple webpage.

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pests | karma 3959 | avg karma 1.48 · | 2013-04-15 21:37:57

True, but this is no sign up required, just type a number and hit a button.

michaelmior | karma 5938 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2022-11-23 08:20:35

That was presented as an option, but explicitly not recommended.

> …you can make the signup process email based.…I don't recommend this, because of the context switches, though you can implement it.

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ScrewYouGuys | karma 19 | avg karma 1.58 · | 2014-07-19 23:25:58+00:00

If they had an MX record, this would be really interesting to see. I'm sure I've seen plenty of signup forms with placeholder text such as: user@example.com

Hamuko | karma 9515 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2020-06-16 17:28:42

>there is a reference to signing up on the Help Me page

Where in there?

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Eric_WVGG | karma 7023 | avg karma 4.11 · | 2021-08-16 12:15:17

No, I prefer email signups.

I think you've just got too many "okay next" steps. Also, is account activation really necessary? Couldn't I just start using the app immediately and activate within X days?

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idoh | karma 2109 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2013-12-20 17:30:09

I could see it as an option for sign up, but you won't get much action from people manually posting things.