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ualani

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Re: Spam
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2021, 09:11:48 AM »
Thanks for all of your extra effort Dan. I know you have better things to do than this. Maybe you could get help from other trusted members???
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Re: Spam
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2021, 10:08:55 AM »
One of those "are you human" checkboxes/puzzles in the registration process might stop the bots.  :-\

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Re: Spam
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2021, 05:06:47 PM »
I hate those things, but a great idea Jeff.
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Re: Spam
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2021, 05:27:18 PM »
Fun Fact re: "are you human" checkboxes/puzzles ...

... it takes a user, on average, 32 seconds to complete a CAPTCHA challenge.

There are 4.6 billion global Internet users.

Assume a typical Internet user sees approximately one CAPTCHA every 10 days.

This (admittedly) very simple back of the envelope math equates to approximately 500 human years wasted every single day ... just to prove we're human!

Oh, the Humanity!

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Re: Spam
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2021, 08:25:58 AM »
There is already a "human check" on the forum registration, requiring them to answer a captcha, as well as do a simple math problem (which I change fairly regularly) and a "repeat a word."  Some of them are just very insistent on registering apparently.