Facebook and their captchas are a pain in the...

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   I have to flip through a half-dozen of them before I can find one I can read. And this concludes today's rant.

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      Stacie Lposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      agreed!Facebook is a pia whenever i want to upload anyhting

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         BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Facebook isn't the only one. Is this supposed to be a vision test?
         
         I just did one on eBay because I couldn't remember/find my password. That one I could actually read the first time.

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   Eric Newlandposted 13 years ago

   The funny thing is, captchas aren't even necessary anymore. I've completely eliminated them from my employer's website using a free open-source jQuery plugin that still blocks virtually all 'bots. No "human tests" required.

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      paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Your post just made me post the link to this forum thread on one of my blogs.

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         Eric Newlandposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Here's what I used: http://archive.plugins.jquery.com/proje … less-forms
         
         It basically works by converting divs into form elements using Javascript after the page is loaded. People see a form that looks and behaves identically to any other, except for the lack of annoying captcha. 'bots see nothing. There are other captcha-less solutions as well.
         
         Hmm, I've toyed around with the idea of writing a hub about my captcha removal experience. Maybe I'll go ahead and do it.

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            paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Do it. I'll post a link to it in this thread.

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               Eric Newlandposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               It's my latest hub.

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            paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            He wrote the article. It tells everything you need to know as to eliminating captchas. Here it is: http://ericnewland.hubpages.com/hub/captcha-and-rescue

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   WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

   Captchas everywhere are awful. I often have to make twenty or more attempts before I get one right. They usually reduce me to tears. The spoken alternative is even worse. I have never managed to understand what is being said when I've tried to use it in place of having to work out what the distorted letters might be.

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      paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, and I have now tweeted the link to this thread.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Well! Check this out!
   
   "Facebook throws up roadblock for Google-hosted blogs"
   
   http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/face … logs/10372

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   RC Carsposted 13 years ago

   Yea seriously is it me or are captchas in general getting worse. Lately I've been cycling between a half dozen of them to get one that's SLIGHTLY readable...

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