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Preventing Auto-Voting: The Importance of Verification Codes on Websites

In summary, the paper was serious about preventing scripts from auto-voting, but they could have implemented a verification code like the goofy letters you have to type in to comment on many blogs.
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chefann said:
If the paper were serious about preventing scripts from auto-voting, they could implement a verification code, like the goofy letters you have to type in to comment on many blogs.
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That's what chefann had to say about the automated voting that was going on in the GJDS poll for top 10 stories of the year. Many websites require such a verification code, which uses a graphic file. Why? 'Bots can't read characters in a graphic, it requires human interaction to read the characters and enter them in a text field.

Well, the Rhinelander Daily News uses such a verification code. My friend, Jessica McBride noticed that, and had a rather amusing experience with it. I'm not going to repeat it here, because this is a family site.

But you could log on to Jessica's blog and read it yourself.

http://mcbridesmediamatters.blogspot.com/ for the article entitled, "http://mcbridesmediamatters.blogspot.com/"
 
Oh, you know I HAVE to go read that now! :) That hits close to home!
 
Oh my! Too funny! :blushing:
 
That's hilarious!

My aunt and uncle used to play a game with my cousins, making words out of the letters on license plates. For example, LRM might be "living room." About a year ago, I got a note from my aunt asking for good vanity license plate suggestions for my uncle. Why? Because his new randomly-generated license plate had just arrived, and the plate number was FCK 666. (highlight the words to see it better - I didn't want to just put it out there in case it offended anyone.)
 
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I know some people who would gladly buy that plate from him!
 
chefann said:
That's hilarious!

My aunt and uncle used to play a game with my cousins, making words out of the letters on license plates. For example, LRM might be "living room." About a year ago, I got a note from my aunt asking for good vanity license plate suggestions for my uncle. Why? Because his new randomly-generated license plate had just arrived, and the plate number was FCK 666. (highlight the words to see it better - I didn't want to just put it out there in case it offended anyone.)
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ROTFLMAO..............................................................
 

Related to Preventing Auto-Voting: The Importance of Verification Codes on Websites

1. What is a verification code?

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5. How long is a verification code valid?

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