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Committee Announcements => Announcements => Topic started by: Mark on October 24, 2008, 12:55:30

Title: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Mark on October 24, 2008, 12:55:30
Hey, 

The CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.)on the website broke in the last SMF update, and I only figured out why today. Unfortunately while the CAPTCHA was disabled several hundred spam bots registered for the website.  I've just deleted a lot of those users, but I may have deleted a human user by mistake, so to the point:

Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: kill on October 24, 2008, 13:57:03
Thanks for taking care of us Mark. Always there for us.






NERD!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Asho87 on October 24, 2008, 13:58:43
NERD :):):)
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Nuala on October 24, 2008, 13:59:53
Think we should send out an e-mail explaining or just wait for people to notice?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Jim on October 24, 2008, 14:17:50
I've summarized what Mark is trying to say:

Quote from: Mark on October 24, 2008, 12:55:30
Hey, 

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah I blah have deleted blah user blah blah blah blah blah blah:


  • blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
  • blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, I blah have deleted your account blah blah blah blah blah

What a loser...

Jim.

Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Diarmaid on October 24, 2008, 14:19:09
those things aren't really called Captchas, are they?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Evan on October 24, 2008, 14:26:26
Would you prefer to say the full thing every time?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Towelyey on October 24, 2008, 14:41:58
thats it mark - your the worst computer nerd ever now give me the admin codes so i can clean up this mess!!!!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: kmck on October 24, 2008, 15:44:20
He is also the coolest in his year.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: caz on October 24, 2008, 15:53:43
Quote from: kmck on October 24, 2008, 15:44:20
He is also the coolest in his year.

that's not saying much  :P

quit bitchin' guys spambots are a plague, and besides it will teach freshers to use their proper names on the forum.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Monkey Loving Bob on October 24, 2008, 15:57:48
Yeah! God Damn Freshers and their new fangled names that aren't theirs, emphasised by exclamamtion marks!!!


Edit: Mark is a nerd, somebody please beat him up and tell him 'he deserves it' after you finish it with a wedgie... Kat maybe...
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Ritchie on October 24, 2008, 17:06:24
cheers mark, i'm not at all sure i get what you do with a computer, but it seems to do the job. well done.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Lucy on October 24, 2008, 17:35:54
....eh...if the person can't log on..they can't see this message right?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Evan on October 24, 2008, 17:40:25
Has anyone else noticed the name of the latest member?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Karen on October 24, 2008, 17:46:41
Quote from: evanoc on October 24, 2008, 17:40:25
Has anyone else noticed the name of the latest member?

Total Members: 748
Latest: for_CAPTCHAs_sake


Tis odd indeed.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Evan on October 24, 2008, 19:10:11
Quite clever I thought. A constant reminder of Mark deleting a Frenchman's account.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 24, 2008, 22:54:39
Hey, We freshers are allowed to have any names we want. Thinkin u own d place...jeez!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Towelyey on October 25, 2008, 17:01:00
you know he can change your name  (to fat pete) or if he pleases.... delete you!!

Mark has the power :)
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: KarlC on October 25, 2008, 18:44:34
sure just look at dave byrnes log in

your next
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: caz on October 25, 2008, 19:26:40
Quote from: Base monkey on October 24, 2008, 22:54:39
Hey, We freshers are allowed to have any names we want. Thinkin u own d place...jeez!

it just really annoys me is all, i can't tell who any of you are  >:(
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Asho87 on October 25, 2008, 20:28:18
yeh who's this 4D fresher?? and slapper?? ??
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Pia! on October 25, 2008, 20:33:22
Kylie- don't slag the exclamation mark- it gives emphasis. Yeah, thats right.....emphasis!

Anyway, last time i checked your name wasn't monkey loving bob- its kylie. Kylie Minogue
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Diarmaid on October 25, 2008, 20:46:16
Oh Captcha my Captcha!



sorry... had to say that.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 26, 2008, 20:15:37
Quote from: Trowel on October 25, 2008, 17:01:00
you know he can change your name  (to fat pete) or if he pleases.... delete you!!

Mark has the power :)

Well your name is bucket which means you've quite obviously been at the butt of a cruel joke in the past :). I am sure that Mark could change my name if he wanted to but Im thinking he wont.

For anyone who doesnt know and actually cares Base Monkey= Dominic
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: caz on October 26, 2008, 20:21:47
Quote from: Base monkey on October 26, 2008, 20:15:37
Quote from: Trowel on October 25, 2008, 17:01:00
you know he can change your name  (to fat pete) or if he pleases.... delete you!!

Mark has the power :)

Well your name is bucket which means you've quite obviously been at the butt of a cruel joke in the past :). I am sure that Mark could change my name if he wanted to but Im thinking he wont.


Don't worry Base Monkey/Dominic once we learn more about your personality, or as soon as you do something exceptionally memorable an appropriate nickname will be assigned.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: KarlC on October 26, 2008, 20:55:38
Quote from: Base monkey on October 26, 2008, 20:15:37
For anyone who doesnt know and actually cares Base Monkey= Dominic

thats even more confusing
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Towelyey on October 26, 2008, 22:50:11
Quote
Quote from: Trowel on Yesterday at 04:01:00 PM
you know he can change your name  (to fat pete) or if he pleases.... delete you!!

Mark has the power :)

Well your name is bucket which means you've quite obviously been at the butt of a cruel joke in the past Smiley. I am sure that Mark could change my name if he wanted to but Im thinking he wont.

For anyone who doesnt know and actually cares Base Monkey= Dominic

noone cares!! my name isn't bucket its trowel!!!! and i wouldn't underestimate mark :P
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Mark on October 26, 2008, 23:13:51
Quote from: Fat Pete on October 26, 2008, 20:15:37
Quote from: Trowel on October 25, 2008, 17:01:00
you know he can change your name  (to fat pete) or if he pleases.... delete you!!

Mark has the power :)

Well your name is bucket which means you've quite obviously been at the butt of a cruel joke in the past :). I am sure that Mark could change my name if he wanted to but Im thinking he wont.

For anyone who doesnt know and actually cares Base Monkey= Dominic

You are absolutely right.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 26, 2008, 23:46:56
I hate you all!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: RĂ­ona on October 27, 2008, 03:45:40
Ali says: NICE FACE LOSER!!!! :D :D :D
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Karen on October 27, 2008, 15:55:29
Quote from: Fat Pete on October 26, 2008, 23:46:56
I hate you all!


But we love you, fat pete. ;D
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 27, 2008, 16:38:56
Definetly changing that name back. And what kind of an insult is it to say "Nice face" ?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Towelyey on October 27, 2008, 17:37:36
sarcasm!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: caz on October 27, 2008, 18:26:03
ah i see. so by saying 'nice face' what you actually mean is that he doesn't have a nice face after all! how witty! i'm glad that's been clarified.
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 27, 2008, 22:39:12
Oh really it was sarcasm?! Im sorry its just that its a new concept to me. I do have mental deficiencies ya know!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Bill C on October 28, 2008, 22:31:44
Oh no Dom, those elder-folk have hit you with their supreme "Your face" come-back! What ever will you do?
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Base monkey on October 29, 2008, 21:12:29
I dont know Bill, there is really only one thing I can do, Break down and cry!!
Title: Re: Broken Captcha, Spam Bots and deleted users
Post by: Mark on November 10, 2008, 21:32:48
I know the pm notifications look like they come from me, but they don't they go straight from the website. I've changed the mail address that they come from.

Dont reply to pms by clicking reply on the notification e-mail!

And no, I cant read your PM's!

Transmission Ends.

to clarify, I have gotten a few replys to pms that werent sent to me via my email address. Shouldnt happen any more, as address has changed to forum@ucdcanoeclub.com which doesnt exist