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redpiano
06-18-11, 03:39 PM
I highly suggest you re-evaluate your anti spam nonsense. Being forced to type in the name of that sub exactly how you typed it in when you created the question is just nonsense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lITBGjNEp08
HunterICX
06-18-11, 03:50 PM
it isn't nonesense if it keeps the automated spam out of our forum.
HunterICX
Task Force
06-18-11, 03:51 PM
WOW, im glad to see you got though, most people need to seek our mental help services after completing that. Its really stressful
Raptor1
06-18-11, 03:59 PM
Well, I suggested having each new member placed in a dark room with a swinging light bulb and interrogated until we can ascertain the identity of the spammers, but alas, we don't have the manpower for that, so we have to settle for those silly anti-spam measures...
FIREWALL
06-18-11, 04:36 PM
Nice first post. :yep:
Jimbuna
06-18-11, 04:51 PM
Nice first post. :yep:
Really?
:03:
Fish In The Water
06-18-11, 05:47 PM
It might seem silly or annoying but it's intended to make it a better community for all the non-spammers. IMO, a small price to pay... :sunny:
FIREWALL
06-18-11, 05:55 PM
It might seem silly or annoying but it's intended to make it a better community for all the non-spammers. IMO, a small price to pay... :sunny:
Well Said. :up:
Onkel Neal
06-18-11, 05:55 PM
I highly suggest you re-evaluate your anti spam nonsense. Being forced to type in the name of that sub exactly how you typed it in when you created the question is just nonsense.
Ah, so you had a problem googling the name of the skipper and then typing in the name of his sub? :O: You must be really, really stressed now, wow, you take a short vacation to recharge your mental batteries.
Jimbuna
06-18-11, 06:08 PM
Ah, so you had a problem googling the name of the skipper and then typing in the name of his sub? :O: You must be really, really stressed now, wow, you take a short vacation to recharge your mental batteries.
CLASSIC!! :DL
Sailor Steve
06-18-11, 06:36 PM
"Highly suggest?" Or what? We'll lose one of our 60,000 members?
Madox58
06-18-11, 06:47 PM
:hmmm:
A spammer pissed that he has to rethink his bots maybe?
redpiano
06-18-11, 07:03 PM
Ah, so you had a problem googling the name of the skipper and then typing in the name of his sub? :O: You must be really, really stressed now, wow, you take a short vacation to recharge your mental batteries.
That's the problem. It's not as simple as copy and pasting the name, am I supposed to capitalize? Do I add on the USS part? Do I capitalize USS? Do I put a dash between USS-Tang? Is it just Tang? How about tang? How about SS-306? Then for the random question, "What is a german submarine called?" U-boat..nope, uboat? Nope. "United states of?" America? Nope, it's america.
It's obnoxious and there better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work. Maybe I'm the only one who has had this problem, if so then fine; sorry to bother. Just wanted to download RSRD anyways.
Takeda Shingen
06-18-11, 07:06 PM
It's obnoxious and there better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work.
Speaking of obnoxious.
EDIT: I move to make the follwing image the custom avatar for every person that complains about proving his or her humanity in the registration process:
http://net4baby.com/baby/images/stories/main/crying_baby.jpg
Task Force
06-18-11, 08:08 PM
That's the problem. It's not as simple as copy and pasting the name, am I supposed to capitalize? Do I add on the USS part? Do I capitalize USS? Do I put a dash between USS-Tang? Is it just Tang? How about tang? How about SS-306? Then for the random question, "What is a german submarine called?" U-boat..nope, uboat? Nope. "United states of?" America? Nope, it's america.
It's obnoxious and there better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work. Maybe I'm the only one who has had this problem, if so then fine; sorry to bother. Just wanted to download RSRD anyways.
You know capitalization isn't important in those, right.
FIREWALL
06-18-11, 08:47 PM
He just came here to loot a mod. :nope: Gee. I wonder why I think he wouldn't donate a penny to this site even if you led him in on a Red Carpet.
Onkel Neal
06-18-11, 08:50 PM
That's the problem. It's not as simple as copy and pasting the name, am I supposed to capitalize? Do I add on the USS part? Do I capitalize USS? Do I put a dash between USS-Tang? Is it just Tang? How about tang? How about SS-306? Then for the random question, "What is a german submarine called?" U-boat..nope, uboat? Nope. "United states of?" America? Nope, it's america.
It's obnoxious and there better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work. Maybe I'm the only one who has had this problem, if so then fine; sorry to bother. Just wanted to download RSRD anyways.
Yes, you just wanted to take, not to give. That's why we call it a community. :D
Look mate, I know Q&A is a pain but if you know "better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work", share them please. I'm all ears, and I would be eager to say, "Hey, you're right, that is a better way." And then I would implement the better way, and give you credit, and praise you. Right now there are 8 people checking daily for spam, and I don't see why the burden should be only on them.
It happens that I did set up the Q&A to allow for U-boot, U-boat, Uboot, Uboat, boot, etc. And I checked, the answer in place for US of... is America. Honest. Doesn't matter anyway, the answers are not case sensitive (https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/349225-Is-Q-amp-A-verification-case-sensitive?highlight=question+answer+case) (unless something is broken).
I am open to reasonable criticism. You are welcome to post in the poll, (https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/349225-Is-Q-amp-A-verification-case-sensitive?highlight=question+answer+case)too. :arrgh!:
Neal
Onkel Neal
06-19-11, 11:23 PM
Eh? What's that I hear? :hmmm:
Hey, hey, I think it's a legitimate complaint. I really do wish it was a little less... hard-and-fast, especially since there are a lot of foreign members who might have every right to participate here but be thrown off by difficulties of interpreting the question.
That said, do you have a better suggestion? I mean I understand you're unhappy with how it's handled now, but it's hard to do something about it without a more concrete idea to go on. I realize other forums don't require this, but... well, you also have to realize that the recent effort against spam here didn't come lightly to the site. It'd be great if we could strike a balance. But please have some sympathy for the fact that a site run on free time and user donations can't afford to spend too much of its efforts on manual spam-busting. So some sort of safeguard like this will have to stay I'm afraid.
It's obnoxious and there better ways of preventing spam that don't require guess work. Maybe I'm the only one who has had this problem, if so then fine; sorry to bother. Just wanted to download RSRD anyways. So you register just to get a download from the server -which costs a good amount of $ monthly- and the only message you leave here is not of gratitude, but of annoyment?
This is a great community, if you spend some minutes browsing the forum you will see that there is much more to offer than just the downloads. That we sadly have to resort to such measures to protect and keep it like that, should not be a big deal for anyone with real interest in it.
Oh well, your choice ...
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