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Gamer's Corner => General Discussion => Topic started by: Cory Magel on August 30, 2015, 07:17:22 PM

Title: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: Cory Magel on August 30, 2015, 07:17:22 PM: If not, can we please re-implement it?
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: rdanhenry on August 30, 2015, 07:31:21 PM: Quote from: Cory Magel on August 30, 2015, 07:17:22 PM
If not, can we please re-implement it?

I second that.
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: markc on August 31, 2015, 12:53:45 AM: I do not know about that but I will ask.
MDC
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: arakish on August 31, 2015, 04:43:24 AM: Quote from: rdanhenry on August 30, 2015, 07:31:21 PM
Quote from: Cory Magel on August 30, 2015, 07:17:22 PM
If not, can we please re-implement it?

I second that.

And, I third it.

rmfr
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: Thom @ ICE on September 01, 2015, 06:31:15 PM: There is no easy and efficient real person verification that would not be incredibly intrusive to the people who are interested in the products.

The current process is connected to a master spammer database, but while it has quarantined more than 15,000 applicants - it only takes a little extra effort to get by it with a new email address and new IP address - neither taking much time or energy. Despite that, the number of spam attacks that have gotten onto these boards have been minimal overall, and when they hit they are addressed rapidly.
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: Cory Magel on September 01, 2015, 07:50:33 PM: What about those weird pictures or questions that a computer can't read the letters in or answer?
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: egdcltd on September 02, 2015, 04:10:33 AM: Human verification processes (there is one) only work if it's a computer applying. I imagine a lot of the spammers who are actually getting through aren't automated; they are real people. Just spammers - or, more likely, in the employ of spammers.
Title: Re: Is there no longer a system of 'real person' verfication for new users?
Post by: Thom @ ICE on September 03, 2015, 01:10:51 PM: Agreed - considering the # of spammers we get and the speed they are dealt with (mainly thanks to Markc and Colin) we don't consider this a high priority issue and don't want to take time away from other projects to implement changes like that.