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blackelf

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« on: April 01, 2007, 07:30:13 pm »
The confirmation code when registering onto the forums...

Is it aimed on pissing off new users :barricade:  :barricade:  :barricade: ?
Do you really think all evil master minds, hackers, AI devels and Lord Vader are after You and dream of autoregistering onto the forum?

If not, then perhaps the most confusing verification code I've ever seen is not really needed?
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optear

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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 07:31:23 pm »
repeat after me
S E C U R I T Y
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quote]if timbo is the father of tremulous, norfenstein - mother, and overflow, jex, stannum, tjw, ... children. I am the grandfather. Because I created NS. [/quote]

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2007, 07:55:59 pm »
What? The registration code is machine readable? Crackers and AI experts can actually crack it?

Captain Obvious, is that you?

You only need to register ONCE. It may be a minor inconvenience, but it's better than nothing. It keeps the majority of spam bots off of the forum. It's useful.
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Stof

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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2007, 08:10:12 pm »
I'll be happy to forward all the automated spam we were receiving in the forum before the confirmation code was implemented directly to your inbox. Or if you want, to your email :evil:
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blackelf

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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2007, 09:02:08 pm »
Yes,
S E C U R I T Y

Obviously the verification code is needed.

But, this particular code is the most messed up code EVER, low/up letters, meany letters different colors, random sprites in background.

Perhaps more classic code would be enought.

Even SMS web gateways and other important things do not overcomplicate it like that.
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David

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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2007, 10:21:16 pm »
Well, I was going to flame you, but OMG!

what the hell!!
I like the tremulous icons, but come on!
that is unreadable.
Top right purple thing. is that a U or an O or a 0?
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n00b pl0x

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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2007, 10:53:49 pm »
lmfao

1. who made that?

2. theres like 50 letters in that little box
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Plague Bringer

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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2007, 10:55:26 pm »
it's the white ones.

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n00b pl0x

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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2007, 10:57:05 pm »
the y looks slightly pinkish and the 1 slightly blue :O
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Plague Bringer

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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2007, 10:59:09 pm »
Yes, I suppose they do, but those are the ones you're supposed to write, I'm sure of it. That's not too hard, is it?
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David

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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2007, 01:09:41 am »
Is should say that then.
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I'm disappointed that people's past actions have forced me to state what should be obvious.
I am not a dev.  Nothing I say counts for anything.

Plague Bringer

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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2007, 01:13:23 am »
It seems as though it's common sense to me, although common sense isn't so common anymore, is it?
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blackelf

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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2007, 04:39:52 am »
It was obvious to me the white letters are important.
But if I would been color- blind I would be quite irritated.

Even without this problem I typed the code wrong 2 times, probably mistaken 1 with I or Z with 2.

This is not a very big issue, but since this is the subforum for feedback I am informing that this might be a bit irritating to people which just want to quickly ask a question on the forum.

Registering again to 5487234-th forum there is on the web is already as irritating as it must be.
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