i've started to get a glut of spambots registering at my site, so they've obviously defeated the image verification system
i've put in place a question and answer system instead, but:
a) is there any way of stopping members registering using obvious spambot ids (usually just a string of numbers)? i can't simply ban people from using 1,2,3,4... etc, as many bona fide members call themselves stuff like kevin123 etc. i'd like to ban people from using purely numeric ids (not perfect, because some bots include the occasional random letter, but better than nothing)
b) the question and answer system could deter non-english-speaking members (of which we already have a fair number) from joining up. has anyone any recommendations for getting round that problem?
i've put in place a question and answer system instead, but:
a) is there any way of stopping members registering using obvious spambot ids (usually just a string of numbers)? i can't simply ban people from using 1,2,3,4... etc, as many bona fide members call themselves stuff like kevin123 etc. i'd like to ban people from using purely numeric ids (not perfect, because some bots include the occasional random letter, but better than nothing)
b) the question and answer system could deter non-english-speaking members (of which we already have a fair number) from joining up. has anyone any recommendations for getting round that problem?
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