Comments on: Trying out reCAPTCHA http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/ Motorcycles, computers and beer Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:35:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9841 hourly 1 By: btard http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-9581 btard Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:14:48 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-9581 Stick with it. Your blog is YOUR blog and not a device for allowing spammers to promote their goods. If something is comment worthy then I am quite sure that a legitimate commentator will fill out the form that takes 5-10 seconds extra. 1 minute to write this comment, 5 seconds to fill in the captcha = 5/60, wow, 8.33% of the time to fill in that sucker ;) Stick with it. Your blog is YOUR blog and not a device for allowing spammers to promote their goods.

If something is comment worthy then I am quite sure that a legitimate commentator will fill out the form that takes 5-10 seconds extra.

1 minute to write this comment, 5 seconds to fill in the captcha = 5/60, wow, 8.33% of the time to fill in that sucker ;)

]]> By: bigpresh http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-9565 bigpresh Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:57:24 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-9565 @btard: Glad you don't mind the CAPTCHA - I was a little worried that adding it would scare off potential commenters. So far I'm not seeing any actual user accounts being created, just simple spamming (although I suppose if lots of people start allowing logged-in users to post without CAPTCHA/moderation, then spambots might start trying that approach). At the moment even I have to complete the CAPTCHA to post a comment! As for the digitising literature, that's why I picked reCAPTCHA - at least the commenter's effort isn't being wasted, they're helping with a useful project as well as confirming they're a human :) @btard:

Glad you don’t mind the CAPTCHA - I was a little worried that adding it would scare off potential commenters.

So far I’m not seeing any actual user accounts being created, just simple spamming (although I suppose if lots of people start allowing logged-in users to post without CAPTCHA/moderation, then spambots might start trying that approach).

At the moment even I have to complete the CAPTCHA to post a comment!

As for the digitising literature, that’s why I picked reCAPTCHA - at least the commenter’s effort isn’t being wasted, they’re helping with a useful project as well as confirming they’re a human :)

]]> By: btard http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-9556 btard Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:04:13 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-9556 the digitizing literature thing is a great concept. bypassing captcha for logged in users? why? so that you have to delete users AND spam comments? keep the captcha, its good and only 10 seconds max of my time. the digitizing literature thing is a great concept.

bypassing captcha for logged in users? why? so that you have to delete users AND spam comments? keep the captcha, its good and only 10 seconds max of my time.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-8857 Steve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:04:28 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-8857 Interesting stuff on how secure captchas are http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001001.html Interesting stuff on how secure captchas are

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001001.html

]]> By: Steve http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-7727 Steve Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:57:20 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-7727 Have you looked at OpenID? I understand it works with WP. I may even be able to use it on my Pyblosxom site. I read an interesting article about how timbl restricts comments to his site. You have to log in with OpenID, but also have a FOAF link from one of his friends. That's maybe a bit too limiting, but it would be neat to use that so that friends of friends didn't need to do the CAPTCHA. Maybe I should do a talk on FOAF at the LUG. BTW I think that reCAPTCHA is a great concept. I was glad to see that Facebook used it rather than something with no real use. It meshes with my thoughts on distributed processing. Have you looked at OpenID? I understand it works with WP. I may even be able to use it on my Pyblosxom site. I read an interesting article about how timbl restricts comments to his site. You have to log in with OpenID, but also have a FOAF link from one of his friends. That’s maybe a bit too limiting, but it would be neat to use that so that friends of friends didn’t need to do the CAPTCHA. Maybe I should do a talk on FOAF at the LUG.

BTW I think that reCAPTCHA is a great concept. I was glad to see that Facebook used it rather than something with no real use. It meshes with my thoughts on distributed processing.

]]> By: bigpresh http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/comment-page-1/#comment-7695 bigpresh Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:17:04 +0000 http://blog.preshweb.co.uk/2007/11/trying-out-recaptcha/#comment-7695 One thing it should probably do is skip the CAPTCHA for logged-in users. One thing it should probably do is skip the CAPTCHA for logged-in users.

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