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I know it's a sample size of one, but every time I click a Mailchimp button, I immediately receive the confirmation email, and immediately confirm.

I don't see the big deal.

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I was talking to a friend with a sample size not much larger, but he was monitoring traffic for a signup page through Google Analytics and watching his list on Mailchimp. Over a dozen clicks on the email signup button, but only one person in Mailchimp (who he personally knew).

As a follow up, there's this: http://www.jasonleister.com/more-double-opt-in-nonsense/

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