Hi Folks,

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we will soon be requiring everyone to confirm their e-mail addresses.

We've been very lax about the e-mail confirmations as we know it can be a hassle, especially on mobile phones, but it's starting to create problems for us. For one, users with multiple accounts are just entering fake e-mail accounts during registration. Also, the new E-mail Service Provider we use is very strict about compliance and penalizes us if we send too many e-mails to non-existent addresses, so we need to start doing what every other site does and require everyone to confirm their e-mail address.

Once this requirement is in place, your account will be in read-only mode until you confirm your e-mail address. Simple instructions will be provided to help you do that if you have not already done so and should take a minute to complete. If you have already confirmed your e-mail address, then this won't affect you at all.

yea....and the link wldnt work and i didnt have the email....but i had email resent and manually entered code...all good to go now

@Andres: I just had to confirm my E-mail addy too, not that I mind, but never had to do that before!

@Hawkeye58: Its a good idea! Lately I keep seeing the same fake verification pics pop up in the verify section!

@Andres: Btw, I even saw one in there using Aleksandra's sample verify pic, with a derogatory username, which I did report!