Captcha
- Skub
- Posts: 14865
- Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:32 pm
- Location: Norn Iron
- Has thanked: 13059 times
- Been thanked: 14126 times
Captcha
I get the 'are you a robot' thing every time I visit. Just me,or a new feature?
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
Walt Whitman
https://soundcloud.com/skub1955
Walt Whitman
https://soundcloud.com/skub1955
- Rockburner
- Posts: 5948
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:06 am
- Location: Hiding in your blind spot
- Has thanked: 10803 times
- Been thanked: 3906 times
Re: Captcha
Just you.Skub wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2026 5:39 pm I get the 'are you a robot' thing every time I visit. Just me,or a new feature?
(Reasons...)
non quod, sed quomodo
- KungFooBob
- Posts: 17386
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
- Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
- Has thanked: 623 times
- Been thanked: 9345 times
- Felix
- Posts: 5143
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
- Has thanked: 685 times
- Been thanked: 1961 times
- Count Steer
- Posts: 15728
- Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
- Has thanked: 7895 times
- Been thanked: 5575 times
Re: Captcha
Not every time but regularly. It's a minor
I suspect the platform people have cranked it up in response to unwelcome, automated, traffic.
Probably disappear again once the bots get bored.
I suspect the platform people have cranked it up in response to unwelcome, automated, traffic.
Probably disappear again once the bots get bored.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 26744
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 6066 times
- Been thanked: 15350 times
Re: Captcha
It's not a feature no.
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672170
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672425
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672476
I think the Gist is that we need to upgrade to a later version, so i'll have to see what's in the coffers and get @HiFi Kabin to sort for us.
I've been away all weekend i'm afraid so this has all just jumped on me.
Our ISP enabled the Captcha as a security measure due to a massive attack on our site.
Apologies.
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672170
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672425
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672476
I think the Gist is that we need to upgrade to a later version, so i'll have to see what's in the coffers and get @HiFi Kabin to sort for us.
I've been away all weekend i'm afraid so this has all just jumped on me.
Our ISP enabled the Captcha as a security measure due to a massive attack on our site.
Apologies.
- Yorick
- Posts: 19669
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:20 pm
- Location: Paradise
- Has thanked: 12412 times
- Been thanked: 8418 times
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 26744
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 6066 times
- Been thanked: 15350 times
Re: Captcha
The ISP has now disabled it on their back-end. However i think we still need the tech god to update our system when he's got time etc.
Hmmm i just got it again... but i think that was a Cloudflare one, so i need to check the settings but will wait until after update.
Hmmm i just got it again... but i think that was a Cloudflare one, so i need to check the settings but will wait until after update.
- Noggin
- Posts: 9944
- Joined: Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:46 pm
- Location: Ski Resort
- Has thanked: 19158 times
- Been thanked: 4884 times
Re: Captcha
I had it a couple of times after writing a post - which then disappeared

I get reason for the Captcha thingy, just peeved as the second time was a fair bit of happy info I just couldn't be arsed to rewrite at the time
Now I copy before pressing preview of submit!!
I get reason for the Captcha thingy, just peeved as the second time was a fair bit of happy info I just couldn't be arsed to rewrite at the time
Now I copy before pressing preview of submit!!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
