Forum search - image verification - Page 2

Herr-Berbunch · 08-06-10, 06:31 AM

Easier to just google whatever you want and then site:subsim.com

JScones · 08-06-10, 06:40 AM

A bit stupid when subsim members have to rely on google to search the subsim forums, don't you think?

I mean, I donate good money to keep this site going, and would rather not have to resort to using other sites as workarounds to overcome crippling subsim features.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-06-10, 06:51 AM

I agree, but it's an easy workaround for the moment. I can understand why Captcha is in place but there must be some other way...

I just can't think of it at the moment!

JScones · 08-06-10, 07:07 AM

Capcha is fine--albeit annoying--when the characters are at least discernable. But who here can continually, with 100% accuracy, tell the difference between a p and a P, or a Z and a z, with the images used here? I find that if I'm not refreshing the image to get something legible, I'm retyping the image because I got the case wrong!

One solution is simple - remove it! I visit many forums and none have such a requirement when searching. And some of the forums are much larger than this one, yet don't seem to suffer from the problem that Neal is trying to eradicate. Why not? Is subsim really that popular with spammers...or is there a more fundamental security loophole that allows the spammers to get in? If so, fix that rather than bandaid it and inconvenience legitimate members.

However, if Neal continues to believe that this is the panacea to all his spam problems, then there are other alternatives; update to a newer Captcha module that uses either a) more legible characters or b) a question/answer interaction.

The irony is, it seems that google has become the "crack" to Subsim's "DRM".

Herr-Berbunch · 08-06-10, 07:13 AM

Captcha isn't case-sensitive so a P can be p, etc.

All the guys who have donated to keep this site running, or provided a working mod or two, should be exempt from captcha? No spammer is going to either pay cash or work damn hard like you modders do

JScones · 08-06-10, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Captcha isn't case-sensitive so a P can be p, etc.

I see, then I must be getting my N and Z mixed up, because I think I fail the "test" more often than not, lol.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-06-10, 07:25 AM

It may not be case-sensitive, but I still cock it up too often for my liking. Sometimes I enter search words and possibly poster and just press enter automatically, completely forgetting about captcha. Grrrrr

Onkel Neal · 08-06-10, 08:20 PM

Ok, I'm turning off the search anti-spam tools. Enjoy while it lasts.

JScones · 08-07-10, 06:55 AM

Thank you Neal, from both me and my eyesight.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-07-10, 06:58 AM

Cheers Neal, although I'm now at a loss as to what to search for

Sailor Steve · 08-07-10, 01:10 PM

See, whining does help!

Thanks, Neal.

sergei · 08-07-10, 03:21 PM

Thanks Neal.
That's made my life a little easier, even if it's only for a while.

Jimbuna · 08-11-10, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

Thank you Neal, from both me and my eyesight.

LOL

08-06-10, 06:31 AM	#16
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Easier to just google whatever you want and then site:subsim.com __________________

08-06-10, 06:51 AM	#18
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I agree, but it's an easy workaround for the moment. I can understand why Captcha is in place but there must be some other way... I just can't think of it at the moment! __________________

08-06-10, 07:13 AM	#20
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Captcha isn't case-sensitive so a P can be p, etc. All the guys who have donated to keep this site running, or provided a working mod or two, should be exempt from captcha? No spammer is going to either pay cash or work damn hard like you modders do __________________

08-06-10, 07:25 AM	#22
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	It may not be case-sensitive, but I still cock it up too often for my liking. Sometimes I enter search words and possibly poster and just press enter automatically, completely forgetting about captcha. Grrrrr __________________

08-06-10, 08:20 PM	#23
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Ok, I'm turning off the search anti-spam tools. Enjoy while it lasts. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-06-10, 06:40 AM	#17
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	A bit stupid when subsim members have to rely on google to search the subsim forums, don't you think? I mean, I donate good money to keep this site going, and would rather not have to resort to using other sites as workarounds to overcome crippling subsim features.

08-06-10, 07:07 AM	#19
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Capcha is fine--albeit annoying--when the characters are at least discernable. But who here can continually, with 100% accuracy, tell the difference between a p and a P, or a Z and a z, with the images used here? I find that if I'm not refreshing the image to get something legible, I'm retyping the image because I got the case wrong! One solution is simple - remove it! I visit many forums and none have such a requirement when searching. And some of the forums are much larger than this one, yet don't seem to suffer from the problem that Neal is trying to eradicate. Why not? Is subsim really that popular with spammers...or is there a more fundamental security loophole that allows the spammers to get in? If so, fix that rather than bandaid it and inconvenience legitimate members. However, if Neal continues to believe that this is the panacea to all his spam problems, then there are other alternatives; update to a newer Captcha module that uses either a) more legible characters or b) a question/answer interaction. The irony is, it seems that google has become the "crack" to Subsim's "DRM".

08-07-10, 06:55 AM	#24
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Thank you Neal, from both me and my eyesight.

08-07-10, 06:58 AM	#25
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Cheers Neal, although I'm now at a loss as to what to search for __________________

08-07-10, 01:10 PM	#26
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	See, whining does help! Thanks, Neal. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-07-10, 03:21 PM	#27
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Thanks Neal. That's made my life a little easier, even if it's only for a while.