Title: Subscribers
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Subscribers

 *  [chrism19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrism19/)
 * (@chrism19)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/)
 * Hi,
 * I am getting loads of subscribers with strange emails and names that aren’t related
   to the email. They don’t look genuine.
    I’ve looked through similar posts but
   can’t seem to find out if they are a threat. Can anybody help please? Thanks 
   Chris

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/#post-4364985)
 * They’re probably spam registrations. Spam bots will sign up for anything. If 
   you do not need people joining your site, then I’d suggest that you stop allowing
   random registrations by unchecking “Anyone can register” in Settings -> General.
 *  Thread Starter [chrism19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrism19/)
 * (@chrism19)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/#post-4365084)
 * Thank you esmi.
    I do want subscribers though just not spammers. Can these spambots
   cause harm?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/#post-4365098)
 * Only in terms of bloating your database and making the management of real subscribers
   somewhat unwieldy.
 *  Thread Starter [chrism19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrism19/)
 * (@chrism19)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/#post-4365100)
 * I appreciate that, thanks.
    I’ll turn it back on then if they can’t do any harm.
   Thank you.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscribers-11/#post-4365117)
 * **[@j](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j/).brad**: If you require assistance
   then, as per the [Forum Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post),
   please post your own topic.

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