Do You Request Email Verification or Not?

[Shazz]

I think it would depend on what your content of the site is.
If the site was software, or any type of site that has simular content ususally have members that have the basic Knowledge of the internet. If you have problems with people joining up and spammming etc. I would go with the email verification.

It can be hard using it, some members may only get that far and never verify it.

I say it would depend on what kind of site you have.