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8thos · #**622** 02-09-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Palehorse74480

No it does NOT, in fact it does not slow them down nowadays. I wouldnt bother with captcha or Q an A... They just blow right through it. It is a myth that Q an A stops them.

Works for me.

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Originally Posted by Alfa1

Q&A can be effective if you use questions that only your members can know and some 3rd world person that is hired to register accounts, can never answer. But that is quite difficult to do for sites that are not in a specific niche.

I certainly am very appreciative in regards to SOM and SFS.

If it prevents people who don't bother reading anything before they join then it's worth the risk.

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