← Back to context Comment by spoiler 4 hours ago Don't you lose really users by making it easy for bots to complete a sign up, but hard for humans? 2 comments spoiler Reply Cyan488 3 hours ago Maybe 5 required fields and 30 optional fields. Apart from "census dweebs" [1] I don't know of many people that fill in more than the required.[1]: https://thebeaverton.com/2026/05/local-nerd-disappointed-he-... kyusan0 1 hour ago I'm not familiar with the specific example, but as a first hunch, if I had to implement such a system, it'd be part of the flow after the successful signup, not during.
Cyan488 3 hours ago Maybe 5 required fields and 30 optional fields. Apart from "census dweebs" [1] I don't know of many people that fill in more than the required.[1]: https://thebeaverton.com/2026/05/local-nerd-disappointed-he-...
kyusan0 1 hour ago I'm not familiar with the specific example, but as a first hunch, if I had to implement such a system, it'd be part of the flow after the successful signup, not during.
Maybe 5 required fields and 30 optional fields. Apart from "census dweebs" [1] I don't know of many people that fill in more than the required.
[1]: https://thebeaverton.com/2026/05/local-nerd-disappointed-he-...
I'm not familiar with the specific example, but as a first hunch, if I had to implement such a system, it'd be part of the flow after the successful signup, not during.