Problem Registering - Toolbar Doesn't Show Up

ossilix

Hi,

The captcha question when registering is:

At the very top of this page, there is a toolbar containing several links. The first reads "IT", the second reads "Developer", what does the third one say?

However, the toolbar is apparently blocked in my browser (I used Firefox 3), so not only could I not register, but I also couldn't search for help because the same captcha is required for the search form when you aren't registered.

I was able to find the answer by looking up this message on Google. I just wanted to let you know that this happened in case other people have the same problem.

JPnyc

Appears fine in Firefox if you are not blocking content. I just loaded it to test.

ossilix

That's what I meant, I haven't changed any blocking settings on my Firefox and by default it blocks the toolbar. It seems like it would be better to have the captcha ask about something that doesn't ever get blocked so everyone would be able to register (and search) without problems.

JPnyc

ossilix;10916966 wrote:
That's what I meant, I haven't changed any blocking settings on my Firefox and by default it blocks the toolbar. It seems like it would be better to have the captcha ask about something that doesn't ever get blocked so everyone would be able to register (and search) without problems.

There's no way we could account for what a user may or may not be blocking. This approach completely stops all spambot registrations. CAPTCHA doesn't even slow them down anymore.