Image verification feature

dMb · 03-02-2008, 04:15 AM

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but I realy need to say this.

Please get rid of the feature, for ppl who are color blind this is a nightmare.
At least get something else or disable the feature (not sure if you realy get spammed or the feature was added in the Forum script by default).

Acid8000 · 03-02-2008, 06:52 AM

I've seen variations of these that allow the letters/numbers to be heard over some background noise if requested. Perhaps this would be more useful for colour blind users?

Matty · 03-02-2008, 02:25 PM

If anyone has a problem completing the image verification, you can contact me or any other administrator and we'll take care of you

I've adjusted the settings to use a little less color, and I'll keep an eye on it to see if that lets in the bots. Image verification is pretty standard nowadays because without it, running standard software like vBulletin, we would be overrun with spam bots written to pound vB with their links and junk. I know that lots of web users can't complete them though, either colorblind or fully blind users, so making ourselves available is a good middle ground

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*Bofinn* · 03-03-2008, 09:09 AM

Doesn't this apply only to guests? If you are a member and logged in this should not even be an issue...

03-02-2008, 04:15 AM	#1
dMb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 41	Image verification feature I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but I realy need to say this. Please get rid of the feature, for ppl who are color blind this is a nightmare. At least get something else or disable the feature (not sure if you realy get spammed or the feature was added in the Forum script by default). __________________ Lian-LI PCV1000 Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Antec NeoPower 480W Intel 3.2E Ghz Samsung 2*512 GB DDR RAM 333 Mhz ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe ATI X800 XT Platinum Edition SB X-FI UATA RAID Card 80GB SATA Seagate HD 80GB UATA IBM HD x 1 Pioneer 106s DVD Player Plextor 40x CD-R/RW Recorder OS: Windows XP
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03-02-2008, 06:52 AM	#2
Acid8000 Acid8000 aka. phildee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,417	Re: Image verification feature I've seen variations of these that allow the letters/numbers to be heard over some background noise if requested. Perhaps this would be more useful for colour blind users? __________________ CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz with HT (540) [Zalman CNPS9500 AT] Motherboard: Intel D915PBL Memory: 2 x 1 GB Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 Graphics: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB [Zalman VF900-Cu] Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4; Sennheiser HD 555; Pioneer SA-5300 Stereo Amplifier; Pioneer SCS-12 Speakers Tuner: DVICO FusionHDTV DVB-T Lite Storage: Seagate 160 GB SATA 7200.7; Seagate 250 GB SATA 7200.9; Gigabyte i-RAM with 4 x 1 GB Geil DDR RAM; Western Digital 320 GB Caviar SE16 in Antec MX-1 eSATA Optical drives: Pioneer DVR-108 DVD RW; Lite-On LTD163D DVD ROM Power: Antec TruePower Trio 550 Monitors: Dell 2007FP 20.1" LCD (S-IPS version); Dell 1703FP 17" LCD Networking: Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato firmware]; Netcomm NB6 ADSL2+ Modem Other hardware: Panasonic 3½" Floppy; 3 x 80mm Case Fans; A-Link ATX Case; Canon LPB 3000; Canon CanoScan N340P; Logitech Media Keyboard; Logitech MX 518 Optical Mouse; Logitech Dual Action Gamepad; Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 3; Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
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03-02-2008, 02:25 PM	#3
Matty Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 32	Re: Image verification feature If anyone has a problem completing the image verification, you can contact me or any other administrator and we'll take care of you I've adjusted the settings to use a little less color, and I'll keep an eye on it to see if that lets in the bots. Image verification is pretty standard nowadays because without it, running standard software like vBulletin, we would be overrun with spam bots written to pound vB with their links and junk. I know that lots of web users can't complete them though, either colorblind or fully blind users, so making ourselves available is a good middle ground .
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03-03-2008, 09:09 AM	#4
Bofinn I'm gettin' dizzy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 11,035	Re: Image verification feature Doesn't this apply only to guests? If you are a member and logged in this should not even be an issue... __________________ ---------- JimBo ----------- When in doubt, smack it!
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