Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 05/02/07 02:24

In alt.html, dorayme wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote:
>> They are extremely hard to read; I'd never use it on my sites.
>
> mmm... it is a point! Some of them _are_ hard to read, I agree.
> Most I have little trouble.
>
> My guess for
>
> <http://members.optushome.com.au/droovies/test/pics/captcha.gif>

Good samples. My point, which I might expound on a bit, was that I
*studied* the graphics - up close and personal - to be sure I had the
right characters, and every time I typed one, the site told me it was
incorrect. If I couldn't read it fairly easily, I refreshed and got
another. So either I'm colorblind, or the sample page fails.

I'm not colorblind, but just now thinking about that, how would a
colorblind person ever get one of these QuickCaptcha things to work?

> So more care is needed I guess in the construction of these
> things, but the idea is pretty good as far as I can see?

Pardon my French, but the idea sucks. :-)

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-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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