People Registering just for signatures

[RichieBoy67]

Hey all,

I was just wondering how you guys handle this.

it seems that daily this one client's site is getting numerous registrations from people just creating a signature and leaving. most never post. They create a profile and a signature and leave..

I am not sure what else I can do now. I have permissions that require a certain amount of posts before allowing signatures. i have url's turned off in profiles. I have the signature warning mod as well that informs me which is how I finally became aware of this problem. I have the permissions mods etc and I require members to confirm emails upon registration.

I also have a simple rules table mod that displays a warning above the signature box while people are creating signatures.

Is this just something everyone lives with? Some may see the larger numbers as a benefit but I just see it as a waste of resources that means sending newsletters out too people that have no desire to visit the site etc..

Instead of not allowing members to display signatures or instead of creating an elaborate promotion set up is there any other way to disable new users from actually creating a signature in the first place?

I was also thinking of a check box that makes users read a rule before creating a signature.. What do you guys think? Are there any other mods I haven't seen or would anyone be willing to help me write one??

Thanks much..