Captcha

[ap4a]

If it was just one spammer wouldn't it have been just as, or more, effective and far less disruptive to block its IP?

[Amy Davies]

There were multiple IPs, so it may be more than one person or just someone refreshing their IP constantly.

We'll aim to get the captcha switched off as soon as possible though, as we realise it's inconvenient.

Thanks,

Amy

[Dagwood]

Originally Posted by OldBoy

I find half a bottle of scotch make the words look normal!

I tried this and the world still didn't look normal!
Perhaps my eyesight isn't what it used to be
Dagwood

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by Dagwood

I tried this and the world still didn't look normal!
Perhaps my eyesight isn't what it used to be
Dagwood

Perhaps, you need to drink a full bottle!

[Lurkalot]

Originally Posted by Amy Davies

As for there not being a list of latest comments making it impossible to moderate, we have the ability to see the latest comments via drupal and are able to moderate accordingly.

Also, there is indeed a captcha box at registration, which obviously in this instance hadn't worked in preventing the spammer.

Amy, We? does that include the moderators, as in me? if so could you tell me where to access this please. Us moderators all seem to be in different primary and additional groups, and will have different permissions.

[Amy Davies]

Lurkalot, that doesn't include you because you are a moderator of the forum, not the entire website. By referring to "we" I meant the staff here at PhotoRadar.

There's currently no way for users to access this list of latest comments on the website (galleries, news stories, reviews etc).

Thanks,

Amy

[Lurkalot]

Originally Posted by Amy Davies;38230

Lurkalot, that doesn't include you because you are a
There's currently no way for users to access this list of latest comments on the website (galleries, news stories, reviews etc).


Amy

Doh, that's what I said wasn't it!

[Amy Davies]

You said, there's no way to access a list making it "impossible to moderate". I wanted to clarify that we (me, Marcus and Jeff) are able to moderate it through the list on Drupal.

Thanks,

Amy

[Dagwood]

Originally Posted by OldBoy

Perhaps, you need to drink a full bottle!

Yes my kids often tell me I need a full bottle in front of me or something along those lines.
Dagwood

[Stormsong]

Originally Posted by karenoliver

Does anyone know what the spammer was posting and where? I never seen anything at all and I tend to check in quite a few times in the day and night.

Karen

I spotted a few links that went to an American real estate agency's webpage - in the landscape section, and a few of the themed threads.

My opinion - it's silly to make it harder for people to access and comment on this forum and the Photo Radar pages. As Lurkalot said earlier, it's quite easy to get around the captcha system; it drives me nuts because I keep getting messages saying something about my cookies, and there's nothing wrong with my cookies!

Regards,
Denise