HYPERBOREA / Captcha?

**Posted by foxroe** 5/17/2017 10:50 pm

Does everyone get hit with the Captcha stuff every time they make or edit a post? Does it go away after X number of posts?

**Posted by foxroe** 5/19/2017 11:37 am

Hmmm. Seems to have gone away. Must be a > 10 posts privilege.

EDIT: Gahhhhh! It's back! CURSES!! I AM NOT A ROBOT!!!

**Posted by Blackadder23** 5/19/2017 12:12 pm

I have never seen a Captcha request on this forum.

I hope it's not a new policy; I hate those things.

**Posted by foxroe** 5/19/2017 7:49 pm

Every 2 out of 3 posts/edits I attempt to make are interrupted by "Click all of the squares that have gas stations in them", or "Which squares have automobiles in them?", or "Type '' 'LANKY SAUSAGES' ."

**Posted by Ghul** 5/20/2017 3:58 pm

Must be a Boardhost thing, because it's nothing that we have implemented.

**Posted by foxroe** 5/20/2017 7:19 pm

Specifically, it's reCAPTCHA, which is a Google service. As you say Ghul, it's probably something Boardhost has implemented; but wouldn't it affect everyone?

Makes no sense to me because I don't use Chrome, or anything Google-related.

EDIT: I had to do it twice to make just this post.

**Posted by foxroe** 5/20/2017 7:36 pm

Test post. I just read something about this going away if I logout/back in.

**Posted by foxroe** 5/20/2017 7:37 pm

OK now? Maybe?

**Posted by foxroe** 5/20/2017 7:38 pm

Third time's a charm?

**Posted by foxroe** 5/20/2017 7:40 pm

Maybe OK now... sorry 'bout the useless chain of posts.

**Posted by Ghul** 5/21/2017 6:28 pm

No worries! It's all good. Did it work?

**Posted by foxroe** 5/22/2017 1:36 am

Gahhh! It was good, until this post.

I hate Google.

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/22/2017 9:00 am

Maybe it's a random algorithm or based on ISP?

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/22/2017 9:00 am

Testing to see if using quick post versus the post reply button triggers..

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/22/2017 9:01 am

Negative on both.

Maybe it's disabled once a profile hits a certain number of posts.

**Posted by foxroe** 5/23/2017 1:11 am

Ar'Pharazon wrote:
Negative on both.

Maybe it's disabled once a profile hits a certain number of posts.

That's what I'm hoping.

**Posted by ThornPlutonius** 5/23/2017 6:13 am

I do not recall ever having to do the captcha thing with respect to this site.

**Posted by Boneguard** 5/23/2017 7:26 am

Odd indeed.

I'm a new member (Joined April 4th of this year) and I have a low post count and never had to deal with CAPTCHA.

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/23/2017 9:04 am

I had a deal with it a couple of times when I joined in the end of March but I haven't had to in awhile.

Maybe it's a random algorithim for newer users and then after a certain post count the user is omitted?

Last edited by Ar'Pharazon (5/23/2017 9:05 am)

**Posted by Ghul** 5/23/2017 9:44 am

I'm using Safari. To date, this hasn't happened to me.