Like most rants in blog post format, the title is overly sensational. Claiming that Deviant Art's registration process is completely wrong just because it alleg

Like most rants in blog post format, the title is overly sensational. Claiming that Deviant Art's registration process is completely wrong just because it allegedly has one unnecessary field doesn't support the author's credibility. Didn't millions of users manage to register to a website despite the use of a "Retype your email" field? A completely broken process is one that fails to fulfill its objective at all. I don't think that's the case here. To be more specific, the email is almost always used as the unique identifier of a user. Getting that information right is crucial to the perennity of your user base. Usernames and passwords can be and are often changed. On a more general note, unsolicited advice is never well perceived when dealing in absolutes, especially when you are unaware of the context in which the website you're criticizing was designed.