New captcha implemented

[Psyco_Charmander]

We actually got this working several days ago, but I figured I should tell everybody anyways. We've got a brand new captcha installed on the forums to prevent automated user registration. You can see the new captcha here. Keep in mind that you'll need to log out first in order to see it, since you can't register a new account while logged into an account. :x

I think you guys will like it.

[P-Headdy]

Oh thank god, hopefully this'll stem the flow of bots.

edit: Just took a look at it myself, nice job :U

[Lycanthropy]

We're saved!!

[Zel-kun]

kewl. Maybe now my girlfriend can join.....

[Scarred Sean-o]

I just seen a registered bot (Google bot) on the main page 2 minutes ago.

It may of registered before the new captcha implemented was activated.
Just thought I'll inform you.

[Psyco_Charmander]

Those bots do not have registered accounts on the forum. And certainly any bot intent on spamming us isn't going to deliberately label itself as a bot in its username.

Those [bot] accounts that you'll sometimes see in the list of active users are a feature of PHPBB3 that simply allow you to see whenever a known bot is currently accessing the forums. These are typically "good" bots in that they index and cache the website so that it appears in search results on the bot's parent website. Bad bots aren't quite as willing to let you know who they are.

[FyreFlareon]

I reloaded that so many times, just for the sake of it. Best captcha ever.

Good job including black and white into the mix. I figured somebody could be a dick and just say "CHECK RED, IGNORE BLUE" .. or something. Vaporeon tho.

[Ardy]

I reloaded that so many times, just for the sake of it. Best captcha ever.

Good job including black and white into the mix. I figured somebody could be a dick and just say "CHECK RED, IGNORE BLUE" .. or something. Vaporeon tho.

It's still possible anyway, but I think the idea of a custom captcha is that somebody would have to spend the time writing a custom cracker that works only on agnph, which is theoretically more effort than its worth for spammers.

[Pali]

Hmm. I wonder what two admins picked out the pictures for these? I would never be able to guess =P

[Storm's-Epilogue]

Simple, yet fitting.

A pokemon hentai site using hentai for a captcha? I wonder who came up with such an outrageously outside-the-box idea? (By the way, I'm totally not being sarcastic :P)

Almost makes me regret that I'm already signed up...

[Renodil]

Cool. Could I get a copy of the mod edits you used to do that?

[Psyco_Charmander]

Cool. Could I get a copy of the mod edits you used to do that?

It's pretty much just this: http://www.phpbbsmith.com/projects/phpb ... ation.html

And the custom images of course, which I just yanked from the gallery.

[Flygon]

Now we just need to hope that spambots don't grow the intelligence to fap and we're all set.

[Mike-RaWare]

That is officially the sexiest CAPTCHA I've ever seen.