CAPTCHA nightmare

[PhilHibbs]

I must have tried 30 CAPTCHA codes before I managed to get one right and register for this forum last night. I was on the verge of throwing things at my screen, I actually had to walk away from the computer and cool myself down.

 

[Sunbed]

*Googles CAPTCHA*

... oh that. Yeaah

 

[dekez]

Yeah it's kind of like a fight club test, we tell you to go away 30 times, and if you are still standing there at the end we let you in

 

[sHo0sH]

I had the exact same problem.

It does mean though that you start life here as a winner

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I can't remember if OcUK forums had a CAPTCHA procedure back in 2004, the year I registered. I have seen some goddamn awful ones on other sites. When a human can't read it, let alone a 'bot, what's the point?

Off-topic but kinda related: I hate it when you're looking for a download on a site, such as a driver, and it's so deep-rooted inside the site, then you find pages that describes the driver but no link to the damn driver.

 

[redeye_uk]

Lots of cool new ideas coming out for CAPTCHA's. One of the guys over in the programming sub forum is developing a CAPTCHA where you have to draw a simple picture

http://www.josscrowcroft.com/demos/motioncaptcha/

Another one I like is

http://www.webdesignbeach.com/beachbar/ajax-fancy-captcha-jquery-plugin

 

[sunama]

I hate captcha with a passion. They have made it so difficult to decipher the characters that even a human can't read the damn thing.

 

[gjrc]

I hate captcha with a passion. They have made it so difficult to decipher the characters that even a human can't read the damn thing.

this. i sit there hitting the get new image button for hours, trying to get one i can read.

stupid system

 

[gjrc]

Lots of cool new ideas coming out for CAPTCHA's. One of the guys over in the programming sub forum is developing a CAPTCHA where you have to draw a simple picture

http://www.josscrowcroft.com/demos/motioncaptcha/

Another one I like is

http://www.webdesignbeach.com/beachbar/ajax-fancy-captcha-jquery-plugin

now those two work!!

 

[El_Commi]

I'm glad to see it isn't just me who hates these with a passion!

 

[dirtychinchilla]

They are awful. I'm sure there must be easier ways of proving you're human!

 

[bitslice]

I like the ones with Greek letters or pixel size characters.

Hardcore.

 

[Judgeneo]

Lots of cool new ideas coming out for CAPTCHA's. One of the guys over in the programming sub forum is developing a CAPTCHA where you have to draw a simple picture

http://www.josscrowcroft.com/demos/motioncaptcha/

Another one I like is

http://www.webdesignbeach.com/beachbar/ajax-fancy-captcha-jquery-plugin

That drawing one is especially good

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

Just checking you aren't a bot:

 

[gillywibble]

Personally, I emancipgratifman tribarsitafstic.

 

[Belmit]

Love Captchart.

 

[sunama]

They are awful. I'm sure there must be easier ways of proving you're human!

I've seen one method where they put a simple mathematical question:

eg: 4 + 4 = ?

The problem is that a bot can work that out easily.

 

[J86]

I saw one once where you had to drag and drop the requested item into a box (out of 4 options - such as an ice cream, a basketball, a tennis racket and a car) was pretty cool.

Edit, Redeye posted it on his first link! So cool!

 

[Mobius 1]

why would a robot want to sign up to say.. a forum anyways??? i don't get it.

 

[J86]

why would a robot want to sign up to say.. a forum anyways??? i don't get it.

To advertise crappy websites and stuff. There's been a few of them on here a while back. You've probably seen them too.