Reducing spam

[TheLorax]

Sorry, this isn't really about heroscape, but about this website. I've notice a lot of spam bots lately, and it is mainly because there is no CAPTCHA between the "internet" and posting. You can register and post without a check.

Here is the website for putting in a CAPTCHA into your own website:

http://www.captcha.net/

Sorry for the sort of spam itself, but I didn't really know who to PM about this. Feel free to delete this thread after the appropriate person(s) has seen it.

[Killometer]

Captcha for each post would drive me batty, especially if I typed up a long, thoughtful post, then messed up the captcha. Is there a way to just add captcha or a password to registration? I've been a member of other forums that require a password to register that anyone with a basic understanding of the game knows, or something anyone can find on the site after less than 10 minutes (like "What species is Raelin the Kyrie Warrior?").

[TheLorax]

Most Captchas are at registration, not posting.

The only places I've seen with captchas at posting are those that do not have/require a login to post something.

[Shockma Ranyk]

Originally Posted by Killometer

Captcha for each post would drive me batty, especially if I typed up a long, thoughtful post, then messed up the captcha. Is there a way to just add captcha or a password to registration? I've been a member of other forums that require a password to register that anyone with a basic understanding of the game knows, or something anyone can find on the site after less than 10 minutes (like "What species is Raelin the Kyrie Warrior?").

On truth's Summoner Wars website, you have to know who is the summoner of the Cave Goblins, for example.

[hobosock]

Spam is annoying, but unless it is obscene in some way it isn't a big enough deal to warrant a captcha for each post. The members of this site are pretty quick at catching the spammers.