tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post4112480866114817081..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Monday Musing: Captcha Gone Crazy!JeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-59600374198444974542012-12-08T16:32:05.037-05:002012-12-08T16:32:05.037-05:00The one good thing about CAPTCHA is the potential ...The one good thing about CAPTCHA is the potential fun of using the words in a sentence/story. "After his ouster, Chicero Ptiera was a wrecht oligarch." Wrecked or wretched, either works.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-29623935524701573392012-12-08T14:48:02.912-05:002012-12-08T14:48:02.912-05:00Best captcha I ever got: wrecht oligarch. It made ...Best captcha I ever got: wrecht oligarch. It made me think of a wretched oligarch. It really got me thinking. Those thoughts never went anywhere, but they were fun.Libbie H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16366896974551157202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-71998454796665550982012-12-08T12:08:24.356-05:002012-12-08T12:08:24.356-05:00I hate CAPTCHA. It says rookie to me. Sometimes I ...I hate CAPTCHA. It says rookie to me. Sometimes I don't even get it right & I pass. Other times I don't. It's terribly annoying. Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-18008293278050865112012-12-06T08:02:20.865-05:002012-12-06T08:02:20.865-05:00Thanks for stopping in, Alicia. Now I'm dying ...Thanks for stopping in, Alicia. Now I'm dying to know what 'RUMOLA' stands for! I just eyeballed their site, just to see what this was all about, and I found this: "Just an instant and your captcha will appear on the other end of our planet where our workers are always ready to enter your captcha." That brings up images of little kids squinting at captcha codes in some sweatshop somewhere, earning pennies per day!<br /><br />Of course, it will only be a matter of time before Captcha makes us go through more gymnastics to beat RUMOLA.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-84517968658023281532012-12-06T07:08:46.743-05:002012-12-06T07:08:46.743-05:00You are certainly right, CAPTCHA is going mental t...You are certainly right, CAPTCHA is going mental these days. They are almost unreadable a lot of the time and like "the golden eagle" I am also having the blurrry numbers problem. I have started using a CAPTCHA bypass browser extension program called RUMOLA to read them and fill them in for me. Seems to work a treat if anyone is super frustrated with CAPTCHA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863490791700777711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-89644466976639353462012-12-05T19:54:32.792-05:002012-12-05T19:54:32.792-05:00I noticed the recent changes in CAPTCHA, too. I do...I noticed the recent changes in CAPTCHA, too. I don't mind it in theory, but when it keeps giving me pixelated images with numbers after I refresh, I sometimes give up.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-7191401882463236372012-12-05T15:18:28.607-05:002012-12-05T15:18:28.607-05:00I wish people would just turn it off. Makes me nut...I wish people would just turn it off. Makes me nuts.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-4896427877508589862012-12-05T07:35:15.724-05:002012-12-05T07:35:15.724-05:00I didn't realize Captcha stood for something -...I didn't realize Captcha stood for something - that's hilarious! :) <br />I despise the Captcha phrases and agree they've gotten nuts. Sometimes I have to try 4 times before I get in! Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-75613132659148100152012-12-04T18:52:05.893-05:002012-12-04T18:52:05.893-05:00I don't get much spam at all. I used to get it...I don't get much spam at all. I used to get it while I had anonymous comments turned on but I turned it off for a while and the spammers disappeared. However, it's worth checking if blogger has sneakily activated word verification. That happened to me once and when I discovered it, I was not a happy blogger ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-12813235127364237762012-12-04T07:52:10.360-05:002012-12-04T07:52:10.360-05:00The house numbers are the worst! It's just a b...The house numbers are the worst! It's just a blob usually. <br /><br />I got the eyewear email too! Sheesh, of course I'd love to advertise your dodgy wares on my blog, why wouldn't I? <br /><br />I've also seen a lot of spam, but only in my email. Blogger catches almost all of it, so no captcha necessary!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-67834843606087592992012-12-03T22:12:24.155-05:002012-12-03T22:12:24.155-05:00I get spam several times a month (without CAPTCHA)...I get spam several times a month (without CAPTCHA), but you know what? Google still stops it. I only get the email notification; it doesn't show up on the blog.<br /><br />So, no crazy guessing games for me! :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-18809919475530655122012-12-03T20:17:12.826-05:002012-12-03T20:17:12.826-05:00Yes, you do! It's probably purely random, but ...Yes, you do! It's probably purely random, but your blog seems to have a lot of the four or five number, five or six letter combos. Janet Reid's blog seems to consistently have fewer numbers, but they're harder to read. Or maybe I'm just seeing patterns because I want to.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-12473410522140210092012-12-03T20:12:29.472-05:002012-12-03T20:12:29.472-05:00I'm still patient to give it a couple of goes,...I'm still patient to give it a couple of goes, but it's wearing thin.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-91282573803190401392012-12-03T20:09:19.160-05:002012-12-03T20:09:19.160-05:00I think, if you're the sort who gets TONS of c...I think, if you're the sort who gets TONS of comments, it can be helpful, rather than have to wade through your inbox and verify/approve everything yourself. For people like me, it's certainly not needed.<br /><br />Chicero Ptiera is going to be my pen name, I think.....JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-36849511553125263562012-12-03T19:24:18.167-05:002012-12-03T19:24:18.167-05:00Oh those codes drive me nuts! I don't even kno...Oh those codes drive me nuts! I don't even know if I have them on my blog or not... do I? <br /><br />What I hate most is when, on the odd occasion, I actually CAN read what the number and letter combination says... but it still tells me that I'm wrong. And the fuzzy, blurry numbers are insane! Why?! Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-10529492921899200992012-12-03T18:56:27.310-05:002012-12-03T18:56:27.310-05:00No, it's not you. It's definitely out of ...No, it's not you. It's definitely out of control. It's to the point now that ONLY a robot (or covert government agency spy software) can decipher them.<br /><br />Oddly enough, SPAM comments on my blog have exploded over the past month, but Blogger catches almost every single one. Whatever algorithm they use is impressive, maybe even scary if pondering on it too long.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-30073987704358202392012-12-03T12:11:27.654-05:002012-12-03T12:11:27.654-05:00HATE CAPTCHA.
I will now try once, if it fails th...HATE CAPTCHA.<br /><br />I will now try once, if it fails then that blogger loses my comment. Half of the time it is completely illegible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-41963967729822124982012-12-03T09:45:53.900-05:002012-12-03T09:45:53.900-05:00Just say no to Captcha!! Really, in two years of b...Just say no to Captcha!! Really, in two years of blogging I've had maybe three incidents of spam getting on the blog. It's really easy to hit delete on those, so, yeah, ditch the captcha. <br /><br />Although.....some of those words do make good fantasy story character names. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com