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robbo180265 · 07-07-10, 02:25 PM

I hate the damn thing - always have , really have trouble reading it.

But if it's a necessary evil - then I'll just have to deal with it.

Onkel Neal · 07-07-10, 02:34 PM

I hate it too

We still have 5 or 6 spammers a week, they have to be human.

Takeda Shingen · 07-07-10, 03:50 PM

You mean it's........alive?

Nisgeis · 07-11-10, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I hate it too

We still have 5 or 6 spammers a week, they have to be human.

I have noticed recently that one or two posters will post two posts that are on topic and related to subsim, then the third will be a spam post, or they will carry on posting 'normally' but with a sig advertising fake handbags (or whatever). Now, the question is, are their posts copies of older posts, or are they human created new posts?

kylania · 07-12-10, 07:56 AM

I'm finding the search feature to be incredibly difficult to use now. The catchawhatever images are virtually impossible for humans to read (I had to try 6 times to get one to accept it, meaning it was turning ME into a spammer) and the whole search process has now turned into more trouble than it's worth. This can only be a bad thing.

Pioneer · 07-18-10, 09:50 PM

Neal,

I'm going to go along with the objections to string verification.

Suggestion: enlarge the image box. You get to keep the search verification, we get to keep our eyesight and personal dignity by getting the correct "code" on the first try.

aergistal · 07-19-10, 03:45 AM

Retrieve the search results from the database with AJAX. It's unlikely that bots have JavaScript interpreters implemented.

07-07-10, 02:34 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I hate it too We still have 5 or 6 spammers a week, they have to be human. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

07-12-10, 07:56 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I'm finding the search feature to be incredibly difficult to use now. The catchawhatever images are virtually impossible for humans to read (I had to try 6 times to get one to accept it, meaning it was turning ME into a spammer) and the whole search process has now turned into more trouble than it's worth. This can only be a bad thing. __________________

07-18-10, 09:50 PM	#6
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Neal, I'm going to go along with the objections to string verification. Suggestion: enlarge the image box. You get to keep the search verification, we get to keep our eyesight and personal dignity by getting the correct "code" on the first try. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

07-07-10, 02:25 PM	#1
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I hate the damn thing - always have , really have trouble reading it. But if it's a necessary evil - then I'll just have to deal with it.

07-07-10, 03:50 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	You mean it's........alive?

07-19-10, 03:45 AM	#7
aergistal Chief Join Date: May 2010 Location: France Posts: 326 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 1	Retrieve the search results from the database with AJAX. It's unlikely that bots have JavaScript interpreters implemented.