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Old 12-05-2014, 02:05 AM
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You just can't claim they'll always work.
And.... Nobody quite made that claim.

I've merely made the case for why these solutions are far better than toys.

We just don't accept the dogma of defeatism.
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:08 AM
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Here is a screenshot of the bots, spammers that have been blocked from my site using current methods.
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:09 AM
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We're promoting vBorg anti-spam mods for vBulletin, over a "new" captcha toy, and the Zacharys of the world are aghast.
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:12 AM
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Correct, recaptch is far more likely to be defeated as it is most certainly going to be used by many many major sites.

While the botnet admins are less likely to spend wasting their time, on some mod that works with vBulletin, which in a global sense of the sites using or not using recaptcha is small.
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:15 AM
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Correct, recaptch is far more likely to be defeated as it is most certainly going to be used by many many major sites.

While the botnet admins are less likely to spend wasting their time, on some mod that works with vBulletin, which in a global sense of the sites using or not using recaptcha is small.
And right, the Zacharys of the world do have one legitimate point - the most popular anti-spam methods do get the most attention. Right now the stuff we recommend is just a tiny nuisance in the big picture of the internet.

Fortunately for us, vBulletin simply isn't really a platform worth working on if you're a spammer, anymore. Thanks IB!
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:16 AM
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Oh dear, this thread went and forth on this.
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Oh dear, this thread went and forth on this.
It's educational and informative though.
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It's educational and informative though.
It is a bit, yes. I will agree with that, but in someways it looks like arguing.
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Old 12-05-2014, 02:20 AM
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It is a bit, yes. I will agree with that, but in someways it looks like arguing.
Healthy debate between two guys who daily work on anti-spam, and Zach.
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No there is no arguing, it is just difference of opinions.
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