CAPTCHA's are back

by **Nu Alaska** » Thu May 14, 2020 3:38 pm

Just had it happen to me too, when I tried to post something.

by **Xmara** » Thu May 14, 2020 11:31 pm

I got one too on my iPad. Is it bad?

by **Merni** » Fri May 15, 2020 12:00 am

Xmara wrote:I got one too on my iPad. Is it bad?

No, just an annoying security check.
I think it's related to CloudFlare changing their CAPTCHA system from ReCaptcha to HCaptcha.

by **-Astoria** » Fri May 15, 2020 1:25 am

Every single time I enter the website, I'm always faced with that bloody screen - and sometimes, at the point of me working on a factbook.

Then again, it probably doesn't help that my browser repeatedly gets blocked by Google for... goodness knows.

Same thing for when I try to enter a website; always the same hCaptcha screen for the past week or so.

Merni wrote:
Xmara wrote:I got one too on my iPad. Is it bad?

No, just an annoying security check.
I think it's related to CloudFlare changing their CAPTCHA system from ReCaptcha to HCaptcha.

Easily ranking on one of the top 10 most stupid decisions.

by **Sedgistan** » Fri May 15, 2020 4:48 am

We don't need endless posts saying "I had a CAPTCHA". We know. They're meant to come up at times.

The only reason you should be posting here is if you are having a repeated problem with them that is preventing you doing something on the site. If that's the case, be specific - what were you trying to do? Device, browser, are you able to get through the CAPTCHAs, how often to they repeat etc.

by **Australian rePublic** » Fri May 15, 2020 5:47 am

Sedgistan wrote:We don't need endless posts saying "I had a CAPTCHA". We know. They're meant to come up at times.

The only reason you should be posting here is if you are having a repeated problem with them that is preventing you doing something on the site. If that's the case, be specific - what were you trying to do? Device, browser, are you able to get through the CAPTCHAs, how often to they repeat etc.

For me, they'll repeat about randomly. Sometimes I'll go only2 0 posts without one, sometimes, more than 100

by **Merni** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:25 am

-Astoria wrote:
Merni wrote:No, just an annoying security check.
I think it's related to CloudFlare changing their CAPTCHA system from ReCaptcha to HCaptcha.

Easily ranking on one of the top 10 most stupid decisions.

It's not quite so simple...ReCaptcha, being owned by Google, has the potential to use your data rather questionably. There will always be teething troubles when starting a new thing. (Here is CloudFlare's blog post on the topic.)

by **New Visayan Islands** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:34 am

Lordy, Lordy, we've got another one!

But yeah, it's a bit of a random thing for me as well; I use Chrome for Windows or Android, depending on the time.

by **-Astoria** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:42 am

Merni wrote:
-Astoria wrote:Easily ranking on one of the top 10 most stupid decisions.

It's not quite so simple...ReCaptcha, being owned by Google, has the potential to use your data rather questionably. There will always be teething troubles when starting a new thing. (Here is CloudFlare's blog post on the topic.)

Ironically, I got hit with a captcha trying to access it; but that's beside the point.

I'll stop posting, lest I face a loom.

by **La Xinga** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:44 am

I've yet to get one.

by **Penguinya** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:47 am

La xinga wrote:I've yet to get one.

Same here.

by **The Two Jerseys** » Sat May 16, 2020 6:01 am

Got them a couple times the other day, they only appeared to occur when my post had brackets or parentheses inside a quote tag.

by **Northwest Slobovia** » Sat May 16, 2020 6:27 pm

I seem to be getting them practically every time I post. What gives?

Edit: Though, ironically, not now.

by **Earth X Apps** » Sun May 17, 2020 2:50 pm

Sedgistan wrote:We don't need endless posts saying "I had a CAPTCHA". We know. They're meant to come up at times.

The only reason you should be posting here is if you are having a repeated problem with them that is preventing you doing something on the site. If that's the case, be specific - what were you trying to do? Device, browser, are you able to get through the CAPTCHAs, how often to they repeat etc.

Every single time I post. It's annoying.

by **Australian rePublic** » Sun May 17, 2020 3:50 pm

For me, I think frequency is dependant on which device I use. But I could be wrong. Is this supposed to happen, or is there a glitch/virus?

by **Noahs Second Country** » Sun May 17, 2020 7:21 pm

I have been receiving them, only when submitting an edited issue/SC draft. I don't really mind them, it's a couple extra clicks.

by **Reino do Brazil** » Mon May 18, 2020 1:17 pm

Sedgistan wrote:We don't need endless posts saying "I had a CAPTCHA". We know. They're meant to come up at times.

The only reason you should be posting here is if you are having a repeated problem with them that is preventing you doing something on the site. If that's the case, be specific - what were you trying to do? Device, browser, are you able to get through the CAPTCHAs, how often to they repeat etc.

it happens obsessively with and only (for now) my embassy thread and dosent matter for how much I try I cant ever seem to be able to get it right. I probably will have to remake that thread. Still I can see ppl here with worse problems than me. Thanks

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