We here at WeGame are always looking for ways to improve the service and help it grow. About a month ago, we began experimenting with various different signup processes in order to promote growth. We did some research to see how popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace implemented their signup/invite process and began modeling our own process after theirs.
As a result of our experimentation, our signups began to grow. However, after we began to grow, we started to receive feedback from people who felt that our signup process & invitations were not clear. This resulted in our users sometimes unintentionally inviting their friends & acquaintances to WeGame. When we received this feedback, we immediately began work to make our signup process more clear. As a result of this work, we have completely removed the “Invite Friends” step of the signup process.
WeGame is a thriving video gaming community, with over a million people visiting it every month. We want to build a lasting company that continually provides value and entertainment to our community. We would never intentionally do something to compromise our users, as they are what make WeGame. We are sincerely sorry for any frustrations or embarrassments people may have experienced while visiting WeGame. We want to thank everyone who contacted us via e-mail or Twitter. Your feedback has helped us improve WeGame once again!
Image of new 2-step signup process:
7 Comments
September 24, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I think there should be a password confirmation field.
September 24, 2009 at 4:47 pm
A slight mistake that will hopefully be fixed in the next day or two, nice spotting bob!
September 25, 2009 at 6:41 am
Why would you confirm a password when your browser or a third-party program will create and remember it for you?
If you’re old-fashioned like me you can just use the “I forgot my password oh shi-” feature that every website seems to have now. I expect that’s part of the reason why you’re asked for an email address everywhere you go…
September 25, 2009 at 6:55 am
It’s so you don’t have to use that feature. I don’t think anybody would mind since it would save them time if they typed in their password incorrectly.
September 29, 2009 at 3:12 am
I think there should be a password confirmation field.
October 3, 2009 at 1:49 pm
i also think there should be a password confirmation field,it will save someones dumb ass one day
October 8, 2009 at 10:54 pm
thanks for make me a member of wargame and personaly feeel that this is agood effort and it wil continue in future also