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Started by iago, February 02, 2009, 09:00:37 PM

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iago

In an effort to get rid of spam accounts signing up, and therefore flooding our emails with "New member" emails, Blaze added a SMF plugin for reCAPTCHA. I personally like reCAPTCHA, it's the only CAPTCHA that I really like.

If you know anybody who's having issues signing up, let me know and I'll see what I can do. I had to hardcode reCAPTCHA's ip in my firewall to make it work, which may not be the best way to do it.

iago

I disabled the "require administrator approval" setting, since we haven't had any spambots sign up since we changed to reCAPTCHA. But a note to moderators -- be sure to keep an eye out.

truste1

x86labs is serious business.
Ain't Life Grand?

iago

We were getting 10+ registrations/day from spammers. x86 itself may not be serious business, as you've implied, but you can't just run a forum and leave it alone anymore. The assholes will make a mess.

Krazed

Quote from: iago on February 08, 2009, 07:36:26 PM
We were getting 10+ registrations/day from spammers. x86 itself may not be serious business, as you've implied, but you can't just run a forum and leave it alone anymore. The assholes will make a mess.


When I read this I felt that there was underlying meaning to it.. possible aimed at trust.

But then again, I am stoned so eh..
It is good to be good, but it is better to be lucky.

truste1

Ain't Life Grand?

iago

Quote from: Krazed on February 09, 2009, 08:39:57 PM
Quote from: iago on February 08, 2009, 07:36:26 PM
We were getting 10+ registrations/day from spammers. x86 itself may not be serious business, as you've implied, but you can't just run a forum and leave it alone anymore. The assholes will make a mess.


When I read this I felt that there was underlying meaning to it.. possible aimed at trust.

But then again, I am stoned so eh..

Heh, nope. I was legitimately referring to spambots. :P

Warrior

Spambots are a threat. They are potentially a replacement for trolls.
It's like when machines become self aware.
One must ask oneself: "do I will trolling to become a universal law?" And then when one realizes "yes, I do will it to be such," one feels completely justified.
-- from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Trolling

Sidoh

or when trolls become aware that what they do requires no cleverness and can be completely automated.

:)

Warrior

Quote from: Sidoh on February 09, 2009, 09:50:16 PM
or when trolls become aware that what they do requires no cleverness and can be completely automated.

:)

yes, and im sure mathematicians are angry at calculators
One must ask oneself: "do I will trolling to become a universal law?" And then when one realizes "yes, I do will it to be such," one feels completely justified.
-- from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Trolling

Krazed

Quote from: Warrior on February 09, 2009, 10:33:27 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on February 09, 2009, 09:50:16 PM
or when trolls become aware that what they do requires no cleverness and can be completely automated.

:)

yes, and im sure mathematicians are angry at calculators

OH MY GOD. FUCKING OWNED. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. ROFL>!!!
It is good to be good, but it is better to be lucky.

Sidoh

real math requires more creativeness than it does calculation.

calculators don't prove theorems.

Krazed

Quote from: Sidoh on February 09, 2009, 11:02:55 PM
real math requires more creativeness than it does calculation.

calculators don't prove theorems.

ALL I SAW WHEN I READ THAT IS "OH SHIT TRY TO SAVE MY ASS <INSERT FAILED NERD TALK HERE>"
It is good to be good, but it is better to be lucky.

Sidoh

i think i could write a 5-line perl script that's more effective at trolling than you. :O

plz write me a 5-line mathematician perl script.

Warrior

Quote from: Sidoh on February 09, 2009, 11:02:55 PM
real math requires more creativeness than it does calculation.

calculators don't prove theorems.

i heard crying about it helps
One must ask oneself: "do I will trolling to become a universal law?" And then when one realizes "yes, I do will it to be such," one feels completely justified.
-- from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Trolling