| ??? 10/15/06 05:40 Read: times |
#126468 - Response Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Vignesh Prasad said:
..is one of the easiest things to do! How many time we read all the EULAs when installing any software? Very few can refrain from clicking the next button, before reading the whole page! So we ask them one question at a time, and the user has to select the answer from the listbox and press a button rather than just clicking a link. 1. Dont activate the membership as soon as one registers. Send him/her (hereafter masculine pronouns refer to both gender) a mail for with a activation link. This part is already done. 2. Dont give the hyperlink for the activation page !! If he finds that hyperlink, naturally, his tendency would be to click the same, and get the activation completed. Instead, just send the link as ordinary text, let him read atleast some parts of the mail, before he finds the link text.
3. Let the introductory /activation mail be in HTML format, just like webpage, with titles, subtitles, important points highlighted, and Dont's steps be in bold faced red. This would atleast emphazise something. And ofcourse, the link text be just as normal text, let the newbie search for it. I could do that--but it's only one shot. If he finds the activation code really fast then he will immediately discard the rest of the email and never look at it again. If one needs to start a new thread, then he (all other members also) must specify in what category he is posting. Common categories can be LCD, IO, Xtal, ISP, ADC, ... This can further be used for searching category specific posts. I like that idea. I've wanted to improve it for quite a long time but haven't had time. I dont say that our search facility is inferior, but for a starter, anything new is always skeptical. Our search facility sucks. I'll be the first to admit it. Type of derivative
Xtal freq Vcc... and other important specs! I like that. Though that would have to be omitted in the "General Chat" forum, so the user might just go post there. But maybe he won't figure out that loophole. :) Regards, Craig Steiner 8052.com Webmaster |
