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edits: Yes, it is the stated and obvious intention. However, no user is going to subscribe (and go through the time costly action of giving their email to get
by thinkingemote 4y ago
edits: Yes, it is the stated and obvious intention.
However, no user is going to subscribe (and go through the time costly action of giving their email to get a newsletter) to a blog where they haven't read it before, it's never going to happen. About 99% of users to that page will be first time visitors to the page.
- bheadmaster 4y agoStill, the intention is the same - to get the user to subscribe. Whether or not user reads an article completely is completely irrelevant. I don't understand your point.
- thinkingemote 4y agoYes, it's the stated and obvious intention. However in actuality it works to get the user to read the page, and not actually subscribe. This non-obvious side effect is the hidden primary intention of the mechanic. edits: They could probably re-word the annoyance to state this and it would have the same effect. Something like: "we want to give a pause right here to ask you to read the page, as asking for this helps more people stay and read but first please think about whether you want to subscribe to our newsletter sometime in the future. By thinking about this, we've found that this helps more people to read this wonderful article. Thanks for your time!"