Comments on: Rant: Anyone else dislike those “enter the letters you see below” confirmation pages?

By: PeterWhzon

PeterWhzon — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:46:42 +0000

I Can’t believe anyone who works in the industry could post a complaint like this… Would perfer to be spammed to death… You must have no clue as to the volume of form abuse on the internet today.

Istead of complaining why don’t you use your talents and come up with a soulution yourself. If it works you can make a name for your self.

By: Jlees

Jlees — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:54:11 +0000

Awesome example, Suzmonster! I hadn’t heard of this one beforebefore– and who deoesn’t like kitty cats and puppy dogs?!?!

Thanks for contributing to the conversation!

Plus, it let me know what CAPTCHA meant, (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) — That’s a mouth full!

By: Suzmonster

Suzmonster — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:24:20 +0000

Microsoft has release a free CAPTCHA what is partnered with petfinder.com called Asirra. http://research.microsoft.com/asirra/ It’s much more user friendly, and allergy-free!

By: Brooklynegg

Brooklynegg — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:55:15 +0000

Agreed. That is quite ugly and unreadable. I have seen simpler ones that have real letters with a line through them that I assume would make them unreadable to a spambot. You “organic” example is truly ugly.

By: Jlees

Jlees — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:11:24 +0000

Yes, those are my favorites as well.

By: BrentSheets

BrentSheets — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:12:14 +0000

Haha. Jerry, I know just what you mean. I understand the need for spam prevention but some CAPTCHA are simply unreadable to me. I’ve always liked the silly little “Is fire hot or cold?” or “2 + 2 =” type spam preventers instead. They seem quicker and at least you can read the darn things.