Should old users be considered as if their emails were confirmed?

Question

I'm currently working on the email confirmation for the next version, which should be available as an option.

For sites which switch this on, and which are upgrading from a previous version of Q2A, does it make sense to automatically "grandfather" old users so that their email is considered confirmed? I think the answer is probably yes, since most old users will be legitimate, but thought I'd ask the floor.

Answer 1

Absolutely. If old users had to validate I would avoid upgrading until I could find a work around.

I'm not a huge fan of validation so I hope we have the option to opt out of using it.

Comments

Yes, it will certainly be an option. My question was about what should happen for people who turn that option on. I'll clarify it a little...

Answer 2

yes, by default consider confirm email id of old users.

Answer 3

Yes they should be automatically confirmed so they don't need to sign up again.

Answer 4

I think its unanimous but I figured I should add my opinion. Yes I think they should be grandfathered in and not have to re-register or validate. I look forward to your next release and will wait to upgrade until then.