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Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« on: August 23, 2018, 09:02:50 AM »
I finally convinced my husband to sign up. But those verification questions are HARD!

The first one wasn't so horrible:
Something about outrageous __________
(Since I have read the blog for years, it was no big deal. But he hasn't read the blog and would have never be able to answer it).

The second one stumped me for too long. He gave up after the first attempt and said without me, he would never have figured it out.
The first word of the title of the first blog post is _______
This not on the homepage of the website nor is it easy to find - I tried several other words before clicking extensively to find his very first post from 2011 or something, "Meet Mr Money Mustache" . Very unusual as I expected to find the answer easily on the main homepage.

I imagine this is to prevent spammers -  but it seems a little excessively onerous. Or do we only want people here who really, really want to be here and are willing to jump through multiple hoops? From the questions, I imagine we only want people who have read the blog for a little while too?

I'd suggest that if the difficult questions were chosen on purpose, that this is brought up in the instructions when asking the verification questions as this will reduce frustration and irritation. Something like: Please answer the following verification questions. Please note that these questions were created to reduce spammers and to encourage forum members to read the blog before joining. The answers may not be immediately obvious and might require some searching.

I'm really quite curious. Plus it will help me explain policies to friends I have been coaxing to check out the forums.


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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2018, 09:20:31 AM »
I'm not a mod for this site, but I do mod for another site, so my 2¢...


Mods are not paid. They do the policing on forums purely because they strongly support the overall community and want this to be as great an environment as possible. There are things the forum software can catch spam-wise on its own, but an actual human spammer (you'd be shocked at the numbers that are paid to do that shit) and sophisticated bot spammers are legion. Insanity levels really.

Moderators deserve lots of thanks and pretty much any help they can get from the software/login procedure to cut the crap before it hits the pages.

So setting up a place where you have to register to comment is first priority. Making the registration process a bit difficult - so it easily defeats most bot spammers and also forces the human spammer to consider how much time they are willing to devote to researching the answers and likely move on to more easily accessed sites - is second line of defense.

It isn't to discourage genuine folks that are interested in FIRE or to make this some kind of elite club of insiders. It's just supposed to be a bit difficult so the folks that are interested, do a bit of research to prove they care enough about the place to do so. Spammers won't usually bother unless they are specifically targeting folks that consider this stuff interesting.

It sucks that it may make it harder for casual folks just now getting interested if they don't feel like the registration process is worth the annoying research part, but it is a much needed feature.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2018, 09:28:26 AM »

This not on the homepage of the website nor is it easy to find - I tried several other words before clicking extensively to find his very first post from 2011 or something, "Meet Mr Money Mustache" . Very unusual as I expected to find the answer easily on the main homepage.


From the Homepage:

For more casual sampling, have a look at this complete list of all posts since the beginning of time or download the mobile app. Go ahead and click on any titles that intrigue you, and I hope to see you around here more often.



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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2018, 09:30:12 AM »
I'm not a mod for this site, but I do mod for another site, so my 2¢...


Mods are not paid. They do the policing on forums purely because they strongly support the overall community and want this to be as great an environment as possible. There are things the forum software can catch spam-wise on its own, but an actual human spammer (you'd be shocked at the numbers that are paid to do that shit) and sophisticated bot spammers are legion. Insanity levels really.

Moderators deserve lots of thanks and pretty much any help they can get from the software/login procedure to cut the crap before it hits the pages.

So setting up a place where you have to register to comment is first priority. Making the registration process a bit difficult - so it easily defeats most bot spammers and also forces the human spammer to consider how much time they are willing to devote to researching the answers and likely move on to more easily accessed sites - is second line of defense.

It isn't to discourage genuine folks that are interested in FIRE or to make this some kind of elite club of insiders. It's just supposed to be a bit difficult so the folks that are interested, do a bit of research to prove they care enough about the place to do so. Spammers won't usually bother unless they are specifically targeting folks that consider this stuff interesting.

It sucks that it may make it harder for casual folks just now getting interested if they don't feel like the registration process is worth the annoying research part, but it is a much needed feature.
Fair enough - I do understand that dealing with spammers takes a lot of mod time. I used to run a forum and know how much times it takes to mod/admin.  And I obviously love this forum enough that I want to recommend it to those around me.

However, the difficulty of the questions are quite unusual compared to most other forums. Therefore, I'd suggest that if this is the intent, simply add a comment in the instructions so that the person trying to register understands the purpose behind it. Like I said, this will reduce frustration and irritation. Also reduces confusion. It took me a little while to even understand that I would need to jump through more hoops than is normal for a forum. I was very confused for a little while.

Just knowing and understanding that this is a different process from normal forums would make it a more welcoming experience.



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« Last Edit: August 23, 2018, 09:40:17 AM by elaine amj »

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2018, 09:38:57 AM »

This not on the homepage of the website nor is it easy to find - I tried several other words before clicking extensively to find his very first post from 2011 or something, "Meet Mr Money Mustache" . Very unusual as I expected to find the answer easily on the main homepage.


From the Homepage:

For more casual sampling, have a look at this complete list of all posts since the beginning of time or download the mobile app. Go ahead and click on any titles that intrigue you, and I hope to see you around here more often.
Yep - I did eventually find that :) Just took a bit more research. Normally when there are verification questions, it is something very easy to answer after just a quick look. So I tried a few other words first. Good thing I understand blogs. My husband doesn't (he spends his time mostly in forums) and would have been lost trying out words from titles all over the homepage.

My point is this is a little unusual and a heads up that a prospective forum member may have to work a little harder will adjust expectations and make it a challenge to solve instead of something to get irritated with and grumble about. 

I love this place and was sad my husband had a negative experience when trying to join. Admittedly, he wasn't hugely personally motivated. He's been content to just listen to my secondhand interpretations of stuff I read and learn here. So in his case, he probably wouldn't put in the additional effort. And it's fair enough if the community only wants those wiling to put in the additional effort.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2018, 02:38:37 PM »
I must agree.  First time poster, long time lurker.  Finally registered a few days ago, and yeah it seems like it was harder than it needed to be.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2018, 04:10:07 PM »
Given the startlingly low levels of spam we get on this forum, I'd say that the questions are working as intended!!! I also think we only want people here who really want to be here, not just every set of eyeballs who might be casually interested. In contrast to the forum, the quality of the comments on the actual blog posts is pretty bad. If people are having that much trouble signing up, tell them that the questions are tricky and to ask you. Alternately, everyone can get better at google. I typed in "mmm outrageous" and it autocompleted for me.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2018, 08:11:27 PM »
The questions may be "working as intended" in blocking the spammers but there's no way to estimate how many normal users are also being blocked or just give up in frustration.

I've been an MMM reader from the very beginning. I used to have another account here, but I lost my password and couldn't recover it. Answering all these verification questions was ridiculously difficult  (even with Google), and if it wasn't for my desire to discuss a certain topic, I would've just left. (And I'm a 30-something working for a tech company! My less tech-literate relatives would not have been able to join.)

Here's my proposed solution: replace those specific answer words with a list of synonyms - financial freedom through frugality / savings / patience etc, etc.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2018, 11:35:05 AM »
I'm not a mod for this site, but I do mod for another site, so my 2¢...


Mods are not paid. They do the policing on forums purely because they strongly support the overall community and want this to be as great an environment as possible. There are things the forum software can catch spam-wise on its own, but an actual human spammer (you'd be shocked at the numbers that are paid to do that shit) and sophisticated bot spammers are legion. Insanity levels really.

Moderators deserve lots of thanks and pretty much any help they can get from the software/login procedure to cut the crap before it hits the pages.

So setting up a place where you have to register to comment is first priority. Making the registration process a bit difficult - so it easily defeats most bot spammers and also forces the human spammer to consider how much time they are willing to devote to researching the answers and likely move on to more easily accessed sites - is second line of defense.

It isn't to discourage genuine folks that are interested in FIRE or to make this some kind of elite club of insiders. It's just supposed to be a bit difficult so the folks that are interested, do a bit of research to prove they care enough about the place to do so. Spammers won't usually bother unless they are specifically targeting folks that consider this stuff interesting.

It sucks that it may make it harder for casual folks just now getting interested if they don't feel like the registration process is worth the annoying research part, but it is a much needed feature.

I didn't mind the hoops. Especially now that I'm in and realize that it does keep the spammers and trolls out. I feel comfortable posting here because it doesn't become the comments section of YouTube.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2018, 11:40:15 AM »
An aside re: mods are not paid. Given how much revenue this blog/forum brings, I propose that moderating this one should be a paid gig. It seems strange it’s a volunteer job given its level of profitability, and how many people here could use a (paying) side gig.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2018, 11:42:57 PM »
Another great example of a club that wouldn't let me in were I to apply now

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2018, 04:05:40 AM »
Just registered for the forum, and as a new reader of the blog, I didn't know the "answer" to the questions. But after a quick look at the homepage and using the SEARCH feature of the site, got the information I needed.

I think the "difficulty" of the questions is fantastic. I'm sure it will prevent a huge percentage of spam registrations. Prevention is better than cure.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2018, 02:17:51 PM »
Just wanted to say I find the questions frustrating as well. I'd like to engage more but when I log in on my phone it asks me the questions on every post/reply and I don't have the answers memorized and so it make me a lot less likely to engage. But I do thank the moderators; that said I also know that Mr. Money makes a lot of $$$ from his site so it seems like it'd be nice if he could pay someone a living wage to battle spam if needed. And more comments and posts would mean more click throughs on ads which would mean... more $$$ for him, so...

Also wanted to say thank you for having a site that doesn't require facebook, that's the main reason I'm here. I'm a FI/FIRE person in general, not a huge MMM person since I'm a woman and find the lingo offputting and have for a long time (sorry, I hope that doesn't get me kicked out).

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2018, 03:02:30 PM »
I'd like to engage more but when I log in on my phone it asks me the questions on every post/reply and I don't have the answers memorized and so it make me a lot less likely to engage.

Hmmmm... That's not normal (the words I bolded). I think worth batsignalling a mod on. @arebelspy ?

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2018, 05:48:17 PM »
Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, like reading while on my iphone and then I find something interesting I want to reply to but I wasn't logged in so it asks me to. Is there a way to stay logged in while on a phone? Thanks.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2018, 06:22:19 PM »
I've never tried it on a phone, bayareasaver. When I log in on a PC or tablet, it does give me the option to checkmark "stay logged in for" a time. I think forever was an option? (Until I intentionally log out.)

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2018, 12:02:23 AM »
Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, like reading while on my iphone and then I find something interesting I want to reply to but I wasn't logged in so it asks me to. Is there a way to stay logged in while on a phone? Thanks.

When you log in, look for a "stay logged in" button where you enter your username.  I've never been asked verification questions when logging in so something is definitely wrong.


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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2018, 12:41:05 AM »
Another great example of a club that wouldn't let me in were I to apply now
^^This^^, plus I don't remember ever having to do any verification. Maybe it's changed since I joined? I recommend the site all the time - should I start providing more details? If so, what?

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2018, 06:54:18 AM »
MOD NOTE:
When you have less than two posts, it asks you the verification questions each time you post.

When you have less than five posts, it asks you them if you try to PM.

Once you've posted a few times, these requirements go away.

As mentioned above, it is to reduce spam.

They're questions Pete set up years ago. If anyone has suggestions for better ones, please post them and @ me, or PM me.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2018, 09:43:18 AM »
@bayareasaver , is your matter resolved yet? Was it a matter of selecting “stay logged in”? i.e. Too many minutes between new activity?

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #20 on: December 07, 2018, 10:58:25 PM »
Hi, I’m on my phone now and I think it might be stuck in incognito browsing mode. If anyone has an iPhone and uses the built in browser and stays logged in on the site (yes I checked the box) I’d love to hear from you!

Also because the verification?s were required for my first few posts I assumed they’d always be required which was a HUGE deterrent to sticking around.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #21 on: December 07, 2018, 11:16:27 PM »
...because the verification?s were required for my first few posts I assumed they’d always be required which was a HUGE deterrent to sticking around.

Ah, understood :)

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2018, 01:48:01 AM »
Hi, I’m on my phone now and I think it might be stuck in incognito browsing mode. If anyone has an iPhone and uses the built in browser and stays logged in on the site (yes I checked the box) I’d love to hear from you!

Also because the verification?s were required for my first few posts I assumed they’d always be required which was a HUGE deterrent to sticking around.
I hope this resolves itself and you do stick around. The Bay Area needs more mustachians. Welcome!

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2018, 08:06:34 PM »
Hi, I’m on my phone now and I think it might be stuck in incognito browsing mode. If anyone has an iPhone and uses the built in browser and stays logged in on the site (yes I checked the box) I’d love to hear from you!

Also because the verification?s were required for my first few posts I assumed they’d always be required which was a HUGE deterrent to sticking around.

What about installing the tapatalk app? Its a vastly superior way to browse the forums on your phone and might circumvent your incognito issue.

As for verification questions, I'll see if I can dream up some. I think it depends on whether the goal is to make it relatively easy for a real human (i.e. something obvious from reading the homepage) or something challenging to keep out the riffraff (i.e. actually have to hunt and research the answers). I am in the lower the barriers to entry camp but certainly understand wanting to be more protective against trolls.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2018, 09:42:24 PM »


What about installing the tapatalk app? Its a vastly superior way to browse the forums on your phone

Is it though?  I tried it several years ago? And found it to be (frankly) shit.  If it’s gotten way better, maybe I’ll give it another shot

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #25 on: December 10, 2018, 10:11:13 PM »
Tapatalk is mostly shit but it is slightly better than trying to read a forum page designed for a computer that doesn’t have a mobile version. All of that zooming gets old, and makes posting a reply a right pain in the butt.

I have an iPhone and have no problem staying logged in. I must have signed up long enough ago that I’ve forgotten about the questions in the process.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #26 on: December 10, 2018, 11:13:29 PM »
Tapatalk is annoying when it loads slow but otherwise, its easy to subscribe to posts and I like that the forums is reasonably well formatted. I like being able to go through my timeline, all unread posts, threads I have subscribed to, or threads I have participated in.

Using the website on a computer is superior but for smartphone use, I prefer Tapatalk.

I occasionally read the forums on my mobile browser and it's a pain in the neck to zoom in and out. Replying to posts is annoying because the reply box just isn't formatted well.

That said, I generally enjoy using Tapatalk and am pleased with it. So obviously whatever annoys others who dislike it doesn't bother me much.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #27 on: December 10, 2018, 11:40:39 PM »
Ah, yes well I don't zoom much on mobile because I have a retina screen and really good retinas (I'm also incredibly handsome and strong).

But I do hate replying on mobile so maybe I'll try tapatalk again.


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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #28 on: December 10, 2018, 11:41:05 PM »
^ LOL!!!!

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2018, 12:10:17 AM »
 I'm a 3 year almost daily reader and recently because of a computer problem had to go through the verification process. I found it a frustrating process that took me at least 45 minutes to solve. If I had not been a member and had great interest in continued reading, I would not have spent that much time trying to become a member.
  I'm sure it has put off many prospective members. Though it has an important function, I wonder if that function can be performed in a more friendly way.

 Rereading this thread today, the sequence of posts makes it look like I posted answers to the verification questions.
I didn't.
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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #30 on: January 01, 2019, 09:32:24 PM »
Purposefully not quoting.

This last post means the questions now have to change or the post needs to be edited or deleted.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2019, 06:03:26 AM »
Please don't post the answers to the sign-up questions.

They are enough to keep out a lot of people who either want to spam or don't really care about Mustachianism and are just here to grind some personal or political axe.

As it is, enough of those people figure out the answers anyway and keep us mods busy cleaning up, banning and deleting a lot of posts.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2019, 07:59:43 AM »
I found it a frustrating process that took me at least 45 minutes to solve. If

Questions that take 45 minutes to solve mean only people who are going to be engaged in the forums will bother.  Seems like a good idea to me.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #33 on: January 03, 2019, 01:40:07 AM »
I found it a frustrating process that took me at least 45 minutes to solve. If

Questions that take 45 minutes to solve mean only people who are going to be engaged in the forums will bother.  Seems like a good idea to me.

I had forgotten the questions, but in light of that most recent post, I did know the answers off the top of my head.  It didn't take 45 minutes at all!  More like dozens of hours reading every single MMM article and then when I decided to sign up those answers just rolled of the tongue.  The hardest one is the "first word of" question, but even that is simple to find and kinda obvious once you find it.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #34 on: January 03, 2019, 05:28:20 AM »
I did not find it difficult due to one simple trick I will not reveal, lol. My issue was that sometimes my correct answers were not accepted.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #35 on: January 03, 2019, 12:51:56 PM »
I did not find it difficult due to one simple trick I will not reveal, lol. My issue was that sometimes my correct answers were not accepted.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #36 on: February 11, 2019, 06:05:55 AM »
I did not find it difficult due to one simple trick I will not reveal, lol. My issue was that sometimes my correct answers were not accepted.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2019, 09:44:45 PM »
I had trouble finding the first post

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #38 on: September 17, 2019, 05:28:23 PM »
Finally able to register after a bit of effort and few retries :).

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #39 on: January 12, 2021, 07:14:46 PM »
MOD NOTE:
When you have less than two posts, it asks you the verification questions each time you post.

When you have less than five posts, it asks you them if you try to PM.

Once you've posted a few times, these requirements go away.

As mentioned above, it is to reduce spam.

They're questions Pete set up years ago. If anyone has suggestions for better ones, please post them and @ me, or PM me.

Cheers!


This does not appear to be the case. I have spent the past 30 minutes trying to reply to a post. I have been a member for several years but never post, and now I remember why. That was my 3rd post, and yet I was required to complete the captcha and answer two security questions. I attempted to do all of the above multiple times before I was successful. It really shouldn't be this hard. This is my 4th post, and I am being required to go through all of the same machinations. I doubt I will ever post again if this is what's required.

Why do you make it so difficult to post to these forums - are you trying to discourage active participation?

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #40 on: January 12, 2021, 07:37:12 PM »
...no? If we were trying to reduce active participation, it would be a requirement for all posts always, instead of just the first few.

It is to stop spam, as stated, and the active participants never see it, as they've hit the minimum posts.
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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2021, 02:24:57 AM »
...no? If we were trying to reduce active participation, it would be a requirement for all posts always, instead of just the first few.

It is to stop spam, as stated, and the active participants never see it, as they've hit the minimum posts.

Okay, but can you clarify the minimum number of posts? It's definitely not 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, since I'm being required to go through the same miserable process for what is now my 5th post. At least by now I've learned to copy my replies to posts, because fun fact: it goes away every time you request another captcha.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #42 on: January 13, 2021, 08:20:11 AM »
Thanks for letting me know.

At some point I set it to 3. I just checked and it was reset to the default of 10.

I set it back to 3, hit save, and it set back to 10 again. Tried again, and now it seems to be 3. But I can't swear it will stay there, could be a bug. But hopefully you're good now peggster.
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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2021, 05:34:27 PM »
I finally convinced my husband to sign up. But those verification questions are HARD!

The first one wasn't so horrible:
Something about outrageous __________
(Since I have read the blog for years, it was no big deal. But he hasn't read the blog and would have never be able to answer it).

The second one stumped me for too long. He gave up after the first attempt and said without me, he would never have figured it out.
The first word of the title of the first blog post is _______
This not on the homepage of the website nor is it easy to find - I tried several other words before clicking extensively to find his very first post from 2011 or something, "Meet Mr Money Mustache" . Very unusual as I expected to find the answer easily on the main homepage.

I imagine this is to prevent spammers -  but it seems a little excessively onerous. Or do we only want people here who really, really want to be here and are willing to jump through multiple hoops? From the questions, I imagine we only want people who have read the blog for a little while too?

I'd suggest that if the difficult questions were chosen on purpose, that this is brought up in the instructions when asking the verification questions as this will reduce frustration and irritation. Something like: Please answer the following verification questions. Please note that these questions were created to reduce spammers and to encourage forum members to read the blog before joining. The answers may not be immediately obvious and might require some searching.

I'm really quite curious. Plus it will help me explain policies to friends I have been coaxing to check out the forums.


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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #44 on: June 15, 2022, 06:11:38 AM »
My pet hate (well, minor irritation) is that the description of the word required doesn't match reality. I've just been asked to provide the sixth word from a certain blog post. The sixth word (if we include the title) is "Hero", which was rejected. The sixth word of the actual post is "met". The word it accepted is actually the 19th word.

And no, by posting this I'm not just trying to get my post count up so it won't ask me again. Though it's good to know that the pain will soon go away.

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Re: Is there a reason for such difficult verification questions?
« Reply #45 on: June 18, 2022, 04:00:14 PM »
I agree with the sentiment of the original post, such a pain to go through this
Oh, and it's nice the two blog-related questions appear to be the same every time, but for those of us not eagles-eyed "listen to the letters" didn't work for me and it takes me several tries almost every time to get it right. maybe the popup tells you something about listening to the letters, but I can't read blue on blue (at least I think the popup has blue on blue text)

 

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