Then the 'users' are incorrectly using the term dark pattern; most likely because they don't really know what one is. "A Dark Pattern is a user interface that

Then the 'users' are incorrectly using the term dark pattern; most likely because they don't really know what one is. "A Dark Pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things." Simply making a user sign up to use your service is hardly a 'carefully crafted trick'.