PM. Verification Image

Step forward the clown who thought out the verification image layout so that you can receive the dunce hat :smart:

All you ladys and gents must have eyes like a hawk when trying to make out the images, so not a single member thinks they are very difficult to make out ???.

They can be tricky, and it's most annoying when despite your best efforts at deciphering it, it still says you got it wrong. We're looking at ways to improve this feature, what we're likely to do is turn off the requirement to verify the image if you're a member with more than X posts. This way trusted folk are not inconvenienced, but the auto-bot spammers still get caught out.

Sharky said:

They can be tricky, and it's most annoying when despite your best efforts at deciphering it, it still says you got it wrong. We're looking at ways to improve this feature, what we're likely to do is turn off the requirement to verify the image if you're a member with more than X posts. This way trusted folk are not inconvenienced, but the auto-bot spammers still get caught out.

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They still suck as far as I'm concerned.

Also, have you fixed the problem where you have to verify the image at the preview stage (if you preview it), as well as the actual sending stage?



You said you were going to fix this, I seem to remember.


Also: When are you going to start allowing attachments in PMs?

PMs are a form of email (a pretty clunky one, but still a form of email) and email has had attachments just about forever. Seems a woeful lack.

"But why would you want to send an attachment in a PM Mike?"
Well, for example to send a chart to a mate, with suggestions about a trade, or questions thereof, etc.

I suppose you couldn't stop people just using it to send dirty pictures, but, well, you're always going to get twits, whatever you do. I dare say a few spot-checks would eventually catch them out.

You would have to do some virus checking, but I imagine you have to do this already for attachments to postings, so can't be too much extra work.

Sharky said:

They can be tricky, and it's most annoying when despite your best efforts at deciphering it, it still says you got it wrong. We're looking at ways to improve this feature, what we're likely to do is turn off the requirement to verify the image if you're a member with more than X posts. This way trusted folk are not inconvenienced, but the auto-bot spammers still get caught out.

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yes do that, pain in the **** doing it and been here long enough to not be spamming people!

SHARKY -------- so much for sorting this problem out surely it does not take SIX months ???

come on sharky,there is no money involved.one simple word would be enough. Many times ive not bothered or scrapped pms because its too much hassle.It will damge the site if it continues. Can we also send attachments by pm as well.Thanks

I just put on me special 3D colored glasses to read those things!

Peter

I'll get our tech guy Marcos on to this, he should have it fixed before the end of next week.

Paul can ya also fix propchat again please

Sure can.. beaming myself over there now.

Hey guys,

Good news! PMs shouldn't ask you for the image verification if you have over 25 posts anymore.

Have a great day!

what the hell is a t2w leader?