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CAPTCHA and SPAM
Until a couple of days ago I was able to add comments and send messages without the CAPTCHA box coming up. Now it happens all the time.
In additions when I try to manually add highlighted articles from a website it triggers the spam filter without a CAPTCHA and just tells me the spam filter has been triggered and my submission will not be accepted.
My question is, does this have something to do with the settings on my computer or is that something that is triggered by the NP server?
How can it be corrected?
at 18:13 on June 27th, 2009
As far as I understand it, it doesn't have anything to do with your computer settings, and is something on the site.
I'm afraid I personally don't know more, but will alert Jordan to this post.
Sorry about this!
at 20:57 on June 27th, 2009
Thank you Amy. It is a bit aggravating.
at 01:43 on June 28th, 2009
In reply to #2 albertacowpoke at 20:57 on June 27th, 2009
Hi, please send me a PM with an example that triggers such behaviour. Or describe one here or in PM. Thanks in advance.
Lately we have had sophisticated spam comments where the anon user simply adds a spam link to the end of his comment (which might be otherwise a neutral text). I think the spammyness detector is being taught all the time and I am afraid that these examples we have been feeding it might have taught it a bad lesson or... well.. something along the line. Anyway, with an example we can start looking around.
at 03:45 on June 28th, 2009
Quote from #3: nagba at 01:43 on June 28th, 2009
Hi nagba
The spam filter is triggered and the CAPTCHA box appears with every PM I send. I just posted a comment after your reply to my initial message without any input and the CAPTCHA box appeared.
It appears for every reply I send to a PM.
In story threats, CAPTCHA boxes appear with every comment I post.
When I try to post a link or manually add a highlighted paragraph, i.e. [q url= etc the spam filtere is triggered without the CATCHA box.
It could very well be that the SPAM filter is over sensitive.
I hope this describes it a little better.
This just triggered the CAPTCHA box when I tried to post it.
at 12:17 on June 28th, 2009
Exactly the same thing is happening to me as well.
at 12:34 on June 28th, 2009
Quote from #5: sivakaran at 12:17 on June 28th, 2009
Thanks for this siva, at least I know it's happening to more than me.
at 23:57 on June 28th, 2009
we will look into it.
at 02:36 on June 29th, 2009
Quote from #7: nagba at 23:57 on June 28th, 2009
Thank you
at 07:56 on June 29th, 2009
Quote from #7: nagba at 23:57 on June 28th, 2009
Thank you.
Also, I am unable to submit comments with link attached to it..I get following message.
Your submission has triggered the installed spam filter and will not be accepted.
at 07:59 on June 29th, 2009
Quote from #9: sivakaran at 07:56 on June 29th, 2009
Siva that is the same message I received yesterday. Thank you for this
at 10:08 on July 1st, 2009
In reply to #10 albertacowpoke at 07:59 on June 29th, 2009
I have been getting the CAPTCHA's every time I try to post a comment or reply to a message. I had a word with Amy regarding the matter and she assured me that its a common problem and the tech guys are working on it.
at 10:11 on July 1st, 2009
Quote from #11: SamirJ at 10:08 on July 1st, 2009
Yes Samir, that is what I have been told here as well. The problem is that it does not allow links or highlighting in comments now.
at 12:07 on July 10th, 2009
Quote from #12: albertacowpoke at 10:11 on July 1st, 2009
The CAPTCHA still continues to haunt me. LOL. I just can't figure out how does it keep on coming every single time I post a comment or even reply to a message. I would request the Tech Guys to help me out with this.
Thanks in Advance!
at 12:21 on July 10th, 2009
Quote from #13: SamirJ at 12:07 on July 10th, 2009
it seems to be working well here now Samir. It went away here yesterday.
at 19:58 on July 10th, 2009
Quote from #14: albertacowpoke at 12:21 on July 10th, 2009
Good for you Sir. I am still facing the problem! Sigh!
at 09:35 on July 24th, 2009
In reply to #15 SamirJ at 19:58 on July 10th, 2009
As have I for the last several weeks, to the point, no captcha provided, and everything I do is rejected.
Does this mean we are rejected by NowPublic now?
at 09:55 on July 24th, 2009
Quote from #16: René at 09:35 on July 24th, 2009
have you tried contacting them by message on help Rene?
at 23:07 on July 28th, 2009
I have met with the same question before.But i am not sure what;s the matter with the settings.Pls offer a best solution to avoid this problem.
at 05:54 on July 29th, 2009
Quote from #18: gracewei at 23:07 on July 28th, 2009
I think the settings are just fine, considering you've been posting spam stories: http://my.nowpublic.com/sports/alain-bernard#comment-417893
at 12:30 on August 7th, 2009
Rob, i get the captcha even just saying thanks to an email.
I can't make plain reply much less one with a link in comments.
And sometimes get the SPAM warning with no way to reply at all meaning no captcha provided. this has gone on for over a month now.
does this mean Now Public does not want me here anymore?
I'll probably get it for posting this too.
yeah, I did get it. and can't read the captcha either. wrong, one more time
Quote from #19: Rob Walker at 05:54 on July 29th, 2009