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What are some good anti-spam questions?
Kcmartz:
@Uhura!: The anti-spam questions aren't case-sensitive so they could type "mom" "moM" "MoM" "Mom" and they would all be 'correct.'
wattie:
--- Quote from: Kcmartz on October 23, 2011, 04:02:08 AM ---@Uhura!: The anti-spam questions aren't case-sensitive so they could type "mom" "moM" "MoM" "Mom" and they would all be 'correct.'
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They are case sensitive if they are set in non-ascii letters. Not good for international users.
Jade Elizabeth:
When I answer one of those questions (which I resent doing) the LAST thing I want to have to do is think about it so unscrambling words would make me close my browser window.
Also, it's not supposed to be fun. Funny maybe, but not fun. People want to be done signing up (most of us hate it) they don't want to be having a blast writing their name in and guessing at questions which means they then have to retype their password and what ever else was lost, like verification!
Also I believe the antispam ARE case sensitive...I had to tell people to use all lowercase for mine.
I have a bunch of grammar questions because my forum is for writers:
The apple is bigger ___ the cherry. (then/than)
The dog lives over ____. (their/there/they're)
This house is ____. (theirs/there's)
I guess they think ____ funny. (they're/their)
Then I ask obvious ones for my other forum:
What month is April Fools in? april
What planet do you live on? earth
What day comes after the weekend? monday
What colour are snow tigers, other than black? white
Using a : and a D make a smiley face in the box. :D
Write h3ll0 with letters instead of numbers. hello
The trick is to use QUICK questions, preferably tailored to your forum, and to not include the answer in them.
Westwegoman:
On my forum they have to answer a question asking what state is pictured at the top of this page?
It also helps against spammers from other countries since most can't identify a particular state within the US.
Jade Elizabeth:
I lived in the states for 6 years and I still can't identify anything other than Florida. I didnt even live there lol.
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