unneccessary WP log in code

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This is utterly baffling .. what the heck for .. why ! !

It really is pipping my noodle.

Please get it taken off .... I never asked for it.

I communicate daily with a dear friend and this additional needless pointless hurdle is a real turn off. And inflicted on aspis ... get real.

Mr Pissed off

Sorry, we know it wasnt asked for and is another hurdle to deal with, but it isnt unnecessary. we are dealing with an increase in spam as of late and its getting very difficult to manage. this is most likely a temporary step.

I see that this morning the code has changed from being a numeric code to those horrible squiggly line code captchas. I have visual problems and really struggle with those and I'm sure other members will too. You may find a sharp drop in member logins - and logins by a particular moderator too!

it's temporary. i've been making modifications to the site to prevent spam.

It also doesn't render properly in google chrome. I had to open the image in a new tab to be able to get the right code. After that all I had to do was overcome the headache after 3 minutes of figuring the code out. It's probably easier for the spammers than for legitimate users of the site.

I stay logged in. I use the message board on my own computer, so it's not a problem to do that. Doing that, I haven't seen that which you all are talking about, since I haven't had to log in.

I realize the importance of having the security code because of spam. But it took me three times to get logged in this morning because of not seeing the code right. Let's just have patience and realize that the inconvenience of this code will be better than dealing with spammers.

I found the previous, fixed-font numeric codes much easier than the new alphanumeric squiggles too. I also hate it when the procedure for logging in keeps changing.

I don't mind the black and white one, but the multi-coloured-squiggly one took me a few goes to get right. Good way of curbing the addiction...

A clever thing that could have been done with the program code is to only ask for the security code for members with say less than ten posts instead of hitting everyone with the security code. Not many spammers make it to ten or more posts! Though this would make the login two part as it would have to get the username first.

Which version of chrome are you using? It works fine for me in version 8.0.552.231

Actually, a multi-screen login process can increase security, as well. For example, my credit union has a 2-3 phase login process (depending on if it recognizes your computer or not) and has somewhat of a 2 phase authentication. It is also designed to stop faudulent attempts, as it doesn't give a pass/fail until the last step. Step 1 asks for member number, and checks if your browser has a cookie with appropriate info. If the cookie isn't there, it gives a prompt asking for a piece of info that those close would know, but a random person wouldn't. Also, it asks if it is a public computer, so it knows if it should set the cookie on a successful login. After this screen, it takes you to the screen for the password. On this screen, there is also an image and security word presented to confirm you are at the site. If your member number and answer to the security question don't match, the image presented will be a random image and security word presented. You pick your image from about 100 on their site, and set the security word for it to present. If you don't recognize the image and security word as yours, you don't enter the password. If you do, you enter your password. There is a link on this page also to take you back to the beginning if you don't recognize the image/word combination (in case of a typo). The intermediate pages in the login process are very simple pages, so take minimal time to load, even on the slowest of internet connections.

can somebody tell me [w7 user] what is causing my keyboard to get very balky on this site? i try to type in the posting boxes and i can hit a key 10 times and nothing happens, until i close out the WP page and then everything functions normally again. what gives?

wireless KB?

standard wired dsl-lite modem. also happens on amazon.com now.

is the keyboard wireless?