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[Icey Defeat]

[Icey Defeat]

How many hours are there in the day? (don't cheat!)
If I had 6 apples, how many oranges would I have?
Who is older, a baby or their mother?
Does a star have 5 points or 9001?
If you are a bot answer 'SIGNMEUP', otherwise put "i solemnly swear that i am up to no good".

[ArticTheTiger]

If you are a bot answer 'SIGNMEUP', otherwise put "i solemnly swear that i am up to no good".

I love you.

[Shadowfool]

*insert constructive reply here*

[Icey Defeat]

*insert constructive reply here*

Well that was a fun 500th post.

[Frank274]

Well that was a fun 500th post.

Here's to hoping that is their last post.

[iargue]

I've setup a Q&A captcha for my site.

Asks simple things like
"What is the last word in this sentence?"
"2+2"
"2+3+1"

Has to give the correct response in order to register. Not fool proof but hopefully better than the captcha

And how hard is it to detect, what is 2+2 and automatically put 4? You should make it randomly generate a number, and then put up the two numbers that add up to that number. That way its random, and they have to work harder.

But its still really easy since all programming languages naturally do math. All they have to do is pull the numbers and they have the signup.

Probably the best way is to have dynamically changing sign up code. So they cant actively pull the information they need to sign up.

[Waser Lave]

And how hard is it to detect, what is 2+2 and automatically put 4? You should make it randomly generate a number, and then put up the two numbers that add up to that number. That way its random, and they have to work harder.

But its still really easy since all programming languages naturally do math. All they have to do is pull the numbers and they have the signup.

Probably the best way is to have dynamically changing sign up code. So they cant actively pull the information they need to sign up.

Even some basic questions based on sums can beat most of these bots because they just aren't coded to do them in the first place. Ready made spam bots just expect the regular default sign up process and aren't likely to be customised just to deal with one site which has additional questions added.

[Dreww]

Even some basic questions based on sums can beat most of these bots because they just aren't coded to do them in the first place. Ready made spam bots just expect the regular default sign up process and aren't likely to be customised just to deal with one site which has additional questions added.

This is the truth. All the interesting bots out there have workarounds for many different validation/captchas, but those make up such a small portion of the general traffic.

[cara]

*insert constructive reply here*

LMFAO you suck.

[Homer]

I hate captcha systems, most of them are hard to make out. The ones these days are 3 words and blurred to obscurity.
Although I don't have much credibility here since I'm not an "advanced" member.

[Icey Defeat]

Although I don't have much credibility here since I'm not an "advanced" member.

Dude I would love you if you put that in EVERY post you made till 600. It's hilarious lol.

[jcrdude]

Dude I would love you if you put that in EVERY post you made till 600. It's hilarious lol.

Or just add it to the signature so that it retroactively adds it to every post and proactively adds it to every future post.

[Acheron]

Nunc already stole that idea and has already added it to his sig.

[ShadowLink64]

I added a question/answer thing a couple hours ago and they seem to have gone away. Good.

[jcrdude]

I added a question/answer thing a couple hours ago and they seem to have gone away. Good.

Huzzah!

Can we teach them to contribute to the community, too?

[PeonYourLawn]

Nono, this technique would end in a bittery ICEY DEFEAT.

[Homer]

Dude I would love you if you put that in EVERY post you made till 600. It's hilarious lol.

Hehehe I don't know what's funny about it, but I'll do it!
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Edited by Homer, 17 January 2011 - 05:53 AM.

[AyoForYayo]

Captchas are fucking annoying.
Delete the spammers idk~

[cpvr]

As long as we have the internet, spammers will continue to be a problem.
We just need more questions and captchas.

[Pyro699]

Win xD

*insert constructive reply here*

I must say, this is the only thread you could have gotten away with that in

And how hard is it to detect, what is 2+2 and automatically put 4? You should make it randomly generate a number, and then put up the two numbers that add up to that number. That way its random, and they have to work harder.

But its still really easy since all programming languages naturally do math. All they have to do is pull the numbers and they have the signup.

Probably the best way is to have dynamically changing sign up code. So they cant actively pull the information they need to sign up.

eval. Nuff said

I'll give 1,000,000 NP if he does it. But only payable on the 600th post.

If he doesn't get banned before then xD

[shadow7452]

lol

[Bone]

Here's to hoping that is their last post.

It was.

[Dreww]

It was.

Oh, the sweet sweet irony?

[Roxi]

For the people who spam just to get 500 posts, I would eternally set their post count to 499. Muwahahahah!!