I understand the purpose of the captcha, yet I am not a fan of it. My biggest complaint is that often times I can’t make it out. Sometimes I have had to hit refresh several times before I find one I can make out.
Have you ever noticed that little icon that represents sound? Well I have. I figure I have two good ears and I might go so far as to say that I pride myself on my good hearing. But of course, I wouldn’t actually because pridefulness is seen as such a distasteful quality. It is suffice to say that I hear well. So when I, once again, found myself stumped with the latest captcha I decided to hit that little icon, after all, hearing had to be easier than seeing.
Well, I was mistaken. There is a long line of words and a lot of distortion. Am I supposed to write all the words down? Oh now I have forgotten the first word so I hit the button again, only this time it is a different set of random words. It had Thursday in the list should I capitalize Thursday? Oh shoot I don’t know.
Worse yet, it is a throw back to the eighties with the horrible sound of back-masking and I am sure they are saying something awful to me, but I can’t be sure. Safer to just refresh the little window and decipher the letters in the latest captcha.
What about you have you ever tried the sound button? If you haven’t, give it a try next time you run into one, but you won’t find any here, this is a captcha free zone.
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I despise Captcha….oh how it makes things so much more difficult! LOL
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Hi Cheryl… I am with you 100%! I can't tell you how many times I hit refresh… oh and yes.. once i tried the sound… FORGET IT!! so I kept refreshing! LOL!! Blessings!
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I hate Captcha–I always feel dumb when I can't make out the words. The thing is, I think I have it on my blog's comments, and I'm not sure how to get rid of it. Something to add to the to-do list! I've never tried the sound feature, but I will now–just to hear it.
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I really don't like captcha either…if it's a difficult one and I don't get it right the first time, I often just move on. I never tried the audio option..maybe I should just to see/hear how it is but my ears aren't really good with blurry sounds or background noise.
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Captcha is awful!!! My hubby made the comment one time that it was supposed to be making sure you were a human, but even if it's written so that you can read it and retype it…you have to be human to do it! Does it really need to be so hard….a computer can't type it in whether it's written legible or not…….I'm glad to know I'm not alone
I have it on my comments but often wonder if it's really necessary……………..
I just hate Captcha! I couldn't help but laugh when you mentioned backmasking. Yes, that was an eighties staple, wasn't it? Aaahh, the good old days…
Aren't there other ways to filter out spammers, other than Captcha?
I had no clue it even had a name until you posted about it….thanks for enriching my life once again…elipsis…
What a great idea for a fun post that those of us with blogger butt (internet *ss?) can relate to! I often have to have 2-3 tries before I get it right. Sometimes I decide that it's God's way of letting me know I don't need to say it, buy it or do it, and I just say screw it.
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Well, I've never tried the sound button, but I''ve been desperately hitting the refresh button over and over and over again trying to see the words I'm suppose to type! May get to the sound button yet!
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Oh yes, captcha stinks! However, when mine wasn't in place on my site, the amount of spam I received was far worse then trying to decipher those odd letter formations. I like the one's where you just check to box to confirm you're human.
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I am right there with you, do not like Captcha, I also have times where I have to input the code 2 or 3 times because I cant make out what it is.
I just wrote an article on this! Totally agree, and I think it makes visiting a blog unappealing, and you want your visitors to be as happy as possible, so that they come back, right?!
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I totally agree. This catpcha thing pisses me off understanding the words on it. Yes, it’s a great way to avoid spam but come on, there are more ways easier yet effective than this.
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