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  • January 28, 2013 at 7:22 pm #912846
    Tim Kelley
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    Hi everyone–in the next day or so, we’re going to be testing, and hopefully transitioning to, a different kind of image verification system. Instead of the captcha where you have to try to match random words displayed, human verification will be based on your ability to answer simple questions.

    For example, Q: What color is the word BikeArlington, at the top of this page? A: Blue

    The system will randomly draw from a list of questions that we write up, so there is a chance to customize questions. We’ll solicit some questions and answers from you guys to make things fun. Hopefully this will cut down on some of the spam management that we have to keep up with.

    Just a heads up!

    January 28, 2013 at 7:31 pm #962259
    jrenaut
    Participant

    When will we have to answer this – at login, at new sign up, or for every post?

    January 28, 2013 at 7:37 pm #962254
    rcannon100
    Participant

    Right. It seems like you would only need to do this once – when setting up a new account. That or – members who have less than ?? (20?) posts must use captcha. Once it is established that a member is not a spammer, wouldnt be necessary right?

    And seriously, remember that some members are or may be visually impaired – thus a captcha solution should handle that. I know some captcha’s I have had no idea what they are saying or how to solve it.

    January 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm #962255
    dbb
    Participant

    @rcannon100 42327 wrote:

    Once it is established that a member is not a spammer, wouldnt be necessary right?

    Who you callin’ a spammer? Snarky is different than spam, right?

    January 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm #962256
    GuyContinental
    Participant

    The answer will always be: Pete, Pink or ELITE

    January 28, 2013 at 7:54 pm #962249
    Tim Kelley
    Participant

    @jrenaut 42325 wrote:

    When will we have to answer this – at login, at new sign up, or for every post?

    I think it would be the same as the captcha system we have now, so at signup and at each post.

    January 28, 2013 at 7:54 pm #962251
    rcannon100
    Participant

    @dbb 42328 wrote:

    Who you callin’ a spammer? Snarky is different than spam, right?

    Depends on how you slice it. If you slice spam thinly, place it on a nice rye bread with mustard and a few slices of orange cone rings – it can be quite good.

    January 28, 2013 at 7:56 pm #962253
    Tim Kelley
    Participant

    @rcannon100 42327 wrote:

    Right. It seems like you would only need to do this once – when setting up a new account. That or – members who have less than ?? (20?) posts must use captcha. Once it is established that a member is not a spammer, wouldnt be necessary right?

    We’ll look into this. The only problem I could see here, is if someone left their account logged in and some malware or trojan took over the account and started spamming from it. Just theoretical, but unlikely in practice.

    January 28, 2013 at 8:17 pm #962248
    Bilsko
    Participant

    Not sure how Tapatalk deals with Captcha/questions, but just keep in mind that the posting interface for Tapatalk (and other mobile access apps) is limited so asking about a logo at the top of a page (when it doesn’t appear in the mobile version) may make it difficult/impossible to post via mobile devices.

    Other than that, I think Pink, Pete, ELITE are fine answers to all of life’s questions.

    January 28, 2013 at 8:21 pm #962243
    consularrider
    Participant

    @Bilsko 42339 wrote:

    Not sure how Tapatalk deals with Captcha/questions, but just keep in mind that the posting interface for Tapatalk (and other mobile access apps) is limited so asking about a logo at the top of a page (when it doesn’t appear in the mobile version) may make it difficult/impossible to post via mobile devices.

    Other than that, I think Pink, Pete, ELITE are fine answers to all of life’s questions.

    And here I was told it was “42.”

    January 28, 2013 at 8:21 pm #962244
    Tim Kelley
    Participant

    @Bilsko 42339 wrote:

    Not sure how Tapatalk deals with Captcha/questions, but just keep in mind that the posting interface for Tapatalk (and other mobile access apps) is limited so asking about a logo at the top of a page (when it doesn’t appear in the mobile version) may make it difficult/impossible to post via mobile devices.

    Other than that, I think Pink, Pete, ELITE are fine answers to all of life’s questions.

    Good call. The challenges can also be obvious and part of the questions. “Pete’s favorite color is pink. What color is Pete’s favorite color?”

    January 28, 2013 at 8:47 pm #962233
    Joe Chapline
    Participant

    Trying out new human verification.

    January 28, 2013 at 8:48 pm #962234
    Tim Kelley
    Participant

    Me too!

    January 28, 2013 at 8:49 pm #962236
    Tim Kelley
    Participant

    Uh-oh. I typed in Red and was able to get in…

    January 28, 2013 at 8:50 pm #962237
    Joe Chapline
    Participant

    @Joe Chapline 42347 wrote:

    Trying out new human verification.

    again

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