I am toying with the sign up process on my website. User email addresses are not critical in the sense that there is no e-commerce on the site. Its a social networking type site for my colleagues. That said, user email address IS the thing that distinguishes users - you can't sign up with an email address that is already registered.
Now, the issue. I am really cutting down the sign up process so that users can sign up in about 15 seconds. I don't particuarly want a load of fakesters on my site with mock email addresses so I am tempted to include an email confirmation process in the sign up, BUT, I really want people to easily sign in and view the site.
Is the streamlined sign up with no email confirmation foolish? I guess in many ways its just a balancing act between easy of use vs the risk of a some fake users....
How have others weighed this issue up.....