Curbly Registration Changes

Curbly is more than just a blog; it's a community. From the start, Curbly has been different from other sites because we allow people to sign up and write blog posts that appear on our the front page along with those from our featured writers.

But lately, we've received more spam, self-promotional, and off-topic posts than good ones. And too many of the new user registrations are incomplete or inactive.

So, to preserve the high quality and integrity of the Curbly community, we're making new registrations available by invitation only, starting now. We'll also begin marking old, incomplete, and inactive user profiles for deletion (don't worry, you'll be notified before your account is deleted). In conjunction, we're turning off most advertisements for logged-in users.

From now on, to become a part of the Curbly community, you'll need to be invited by an existing member. We also have an invitation wait-list for people who want in, but don't know an existing member.

I want to encourage the involvement that makes Curbly different and special, and hope this move helps filter out the bad apples, while letting the community continue to grow.

February 11, 2009

1 comment  |  67 views  | 

2

bruno's blog (103 posts)

Featured Writer
Subscribe to this blog
Member since: 10/28/06
About: Hi! My name is Bruno and I'm the founder of Curbly.com. I started this site...

More by bruno

• Prev: Server problems
• Next: Connect your Facebook Accou...