[Discuss] Turn offs

[Tom Vogt]

Am 08.05.2008 um 08:18 schrieb Aarth Saraph:

> I was introducing a friend to BM, and he completed the application all
> the way till the email part. He did not have a school or work place
> email, only a yahoo one which was not accepted. Since he does not have
> a school or work id, he cant get a email id that will be accepted. I
> suspect a lot of new players come to this point, and then quit. I
> myself did not have a a email like that till a month ago(Thanks Mart).
> I joined a year ago and this rule wasn't there. I guess it is to avoid
> abuse, but its just succeeding in turning people away.


That rule most certainly was there a year ago, it's been there since  
day one.

I don't see what's so unusual about it. Every forum, every community  
site, almost every online shop require a valid e-mail address.