Comments on: Let’s play Pictionary! http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/ Tech, community & life Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joelle Nebbe-Mornod (aka iphigenie) http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-16343 Joelle Nebbe-Mornod (aka iphigenie) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:25:01 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-16343 Yes, many captchas are annoying, but I suspect we all are equally enraged if, for desirable events where there is a limit of 2 tickets per purchase, all tickets got snatched by some clever automated robot programmed to buy 1000 sets 5 seconds apart - the backlash on ticketmaster would be huge if they were open to exploitation like that (and i bet they have been, since there is a lot of profit in that, hence the more and more crazy captcha). I think sooner or later there will be a special combination of open id and identity verification (perhaps the good ole personal key) which an individual can only have one of (they can have many unverified ones but only one verified one, somehow) for sites where abuse is too tempting. For most sites, though, the pain of allowing a machine in is less than the pain inflicted on real users so people should use simple human checking techniques - some that dont expect a good understanding of one language, if possible. Yes, many captchas are annoying, but I suspect we all are equally enraged if, for desirable events where there is a limit of 2 tickets per purchase, all tickets got snatched by some clever automated robot programmed to buy 1000 sets 5 seconds apart – the backlash on ticketmaster would be huge if they were open to exploitation like that (and i bet they have been, since there is a lot of profit in that, hence the more and more crazy captcha).

I think sooner or later there will be a special combination of open id and identity verification (perhaps the good ole personal key) which an individual can only have one of (they can have many unverified ones but only one verified one, somehow) for sites where abuse is too tempting.

For most sites, though, the pain of allowing a machine in is less than the pain inflicted on real users so people should use simple human checking techniques – some that dont expect a good understanding of one language, if possible.

]]> By: Erika http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-978 Erika Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:28:09 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-978 Salut! I'm trying to get tickets to a show here in Vancouver, and honestly, I'm considering flat-out forgetting about it because getting tickets is such a hassle! It's like gambling! And I'm not good at it. The worst part is they just made it more annoying by adding captchas, and I just went through 2 I couldn't read. Not as bad as that one, though, yikes. You should see me squinting, mumbling "muuusiiimm.....nnnn..oooo nnn? musinnn..ton?" Salut!
I’m trying to get tickets to a show here in Vancouver, and honestly, I’m considering flat-out forgetting about it because getting tickets is such a hassle! It’s like gambling! And I’m not good at it. The worst part is they just made it more annoying by adding captchas, and I just went through 2 I couldn’t read. Not as bad as that one, though, yikes. You should see me squinting, mumbling “muuusiiimm…..nnnn..oooo nnn? musinnn..ton?”

]]> By: ME http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-977 ME Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:43:29 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-977 aaaaarggggggghhhhhhh i've got a headache aaaaarggggggghhhhhhh i’ve got a headache

]]> By: Hal http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-976 Hal Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:27:44 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-976 Not to mention the usability problems associated with Captchas as they discriminate against blind people surfing the web. What about "What is this sound?" Not to mention the usability problems associated with Captchas as they discriminate against blind people surfing the web.

What about “What is this sound?”

]]> By: Jen http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-975 Jen Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:44:23 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-975 I've also become annoyed with the captcha system and have gotten a few wrong. The one above is horrible. They aren't very effective since they fool humans, too! I’ve also become annoyed with the captcha system and have gotten a few wrong. The one above is horrible. They aren’t very effective since they fool humans, too!

]]> By: Ben XO http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-974 Ben XO Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:08:52 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/02/18/665/#comment-974 It says "musician", I think. It says “musician”, I think.

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