As a Network Creator, you can take advantage of the sign up quiz to help ensure that only legitimate members are able to join your Ning Network. Adding a quiz to the sign-up process for your Ning Network makes it more difficult for spammers to join. To set up a sign up quiz on your Ning Network, head to the “Settings” area of your Member Management control panel.
You have the option to require members to answer just a CAPTCHA, just the sign-up quiz, or both. When you set up the sign-up quiz, you’ll want to pick a question that every potential member of your Ning Network would know the answer to. If you run a Ning Network for your classroom, for example, your question could be based around what the class is studying. On a Ning Network based around music, your question could have to do with a band member or an album name. It’s best to think of a question with a one to two word answer.
If you would like to allow for multiple correct answers, you can do so by separating them with a comma. Note that capitalization doesn’t have to match—as long as the answer is correct, it will be accepted. The same applies for accents and punctuation. We recommend changing your sign-up quiz frequently in order to help prevent unwanted spam on your Ning Network!
Here are some examples of good sign up quizzes:
- Q: What is the original name of New York City?
A: New Amsterdam - Q: What music festival takes place in Indio, California?
A: Coachella
Here are some examples of sign up quizzes that would be easy for spammers to guess:
- Q: What is 2+2?
A: 4 - Q: What color is the sky?
A: Blue