This month, we are again seeing evidence of
recent security changes by Microsoft
. We see signs of continued frustration, in the process of publishing comments - and publishing posts, as part of the Import process.
In the process of diagnosing an apparent comment publishing problem, I ventured into the comment publishing experience, yet again.
I temporarily tweaked commenting permissions for this blog , to allow anonymous comments and to require the CAPTCHA.
With CAPTCHA required, I published a test comment to my earlier post in this blog .
I did my best - which was not good enough.
CAPTCHA solving continues, as a challenge.
I entered a test comment, and made appropriate selections.
I got a challenge.
"Select all the food."
I did my best.
Apparently, my best was not enough.
"Select all images with a store front."
I tried again. Not all images here were completely obvious, either.
My second try was successful.
Hmm.
Zoom in on the fourth image, above - and tell me which pictures, that I did not select, are food? To whom? Will zooming always improve chances of success?
CAPTCHA solving, as spam interdiction, will always lead to frustration.
There will be cultural issues - and resolution problems - with CAPTCHAs. This version of the CAPTCHA beats the one from several years ago - but still will cause frustration .
And need I again point out - will require proper filter tuning , on each computer used. Note that ongoing changes by Microsoft are currently affecting publishing comments - and publishing posts during the Import process.
And our experience may very, depending upon many different details, varying by blog, by computer, and by person . My sympathies to all who must deal with spam - and with spam interdiction.
The CAPTCHA continues to be an unavoidable element in comment publishing and other episodes of #Blogger life. And like life, some episodes are more pleasant than others.
In the process of diagnosing an apparent comment publishing problem, I ventured into the comment publishing experience, yet again.
I temporarily tweaked commenting permissions for this blog , to allow anonymous comments and to require the CAPTCHA.
With CAPTCHA required, I published a test comment to my earlier post in this blog .
I did my best - which was not good enough.
CAPTCHA solving continues, as a challenge.
I entered a test comment, and made appropriate selections.
I got a challenge.
"Select all the food."
I did my best.
Apparently, my best was not enough.
"Select all images with a store front."
I tried again. Not all images here were completely obvious, either.
My second try was successful.
Hmm.
Select all the food.
Zoom in on the fourth image, above - and tell me which pictures, that I did not select, are food? To whom? Will zooming always improve chances of success?
CAPTCHA solving, as spam interdiction, will always lead to frustration.
There will be cultural issues - and resolution problems - with CAPTCHAs. This version of the CAPTCHA beats the one from several years ago - but still will cause frustration .
And need I again point out - will require proper filter tuning , on each computer used. Note that ongoing changes by Microsoft are currently affecting publishing comments - and publishing posts during the Import process.
And our experience may very, depending upon many different details, varying by blog, by computer, and by person . My sympathies to all who must deal with spam - and with spam interdiction.
The CAPTCHA continues to be an unavoidable element in comment publishing and other episodes of #Blogger life. And like life, some episodes are more pleasant than others.
