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Culture20
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I've heard that some image recognition AIs have started having more success with these types of picture protections. Like any protection, it's only good for a while. 
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Razorback
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I usually don't see much around here. Saw one the other day, it didn't last long before somebody nuked it. Now if there were spam blockers for "neat comic book" topic headers....
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Draxas
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This was inspired by the recent increase in boardspam, I take it; I saw a few instances pop up in the last week or so.
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Draxas
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Isn't that a bit unfair to people playing for the first time? Then again, maybe it means they'll find the wiki without having to ask for hints here first. 
"And what do I get if I give you the Cypher?"
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Novus
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How about a multiple-choice quiz based on the FAQs for UQM, with questions like:
Which colour is a MetaChron at the instant of destruction?
Which of the following is not mentioned in UQM?
- The Trident of Wimbli
- The Source of Juffo-Wup
- The Path of Now and Forever
- The Alliance of Free Stars
Not only would this keep out spammers (assuming the questions are randomly chosen from a large enough set and the possible answers are in random order), it would require new users to read the FAQs properly before posting frequently asked questions.
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youBastrd
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We're going through the same insanity over at the timewarp forums. Sad, isn't it?
Your forum software probably has proper anti-spam measures, as does phpbb. Typically they are using stock URLs and stock form data, so one solution is to rename files and to rename some of the form variables. Deny registration from anything that tries to register using a URL or form variable that doesn't actually exist on the webpage. Other solutions are heavy-handed: force email confirmation, don't show unconfirmed user accounts anywhere, delete unconfirmed accounts within a few days or a week. Still others are harsher: log each IP address when trying to register, and let them sign up with malicious stuff; then take the evidence to the appropriate authority to get them banned from their ISP or blocked from spamhous or whatever.
My take is to pose a question in the generated image that the user must type in to register. Something simple for a human, but more tricky for an automated system: "1 + two is what?", "What is half of ten?", "How many fingers does a person typically have?" Still it's a technology war.
There are some complex debates on the perfect solution to spam accounts.
No matter how you slice, it's not a personal attack, it's automated. Try not to take it personally. This is a techincal issue, not a social one. 
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