New CAPTCHA for Previewing Posts

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by PHPGator, Nov 26, 2008.

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    I'm one of those people who like to preview posts before posting them. I am constantly revising sentences and trying to improve on the grammar. Since I do preview posts so frequently, the CAPTCHA refreshes everytime so everytime I want to preview I have to retype in the new CAPTCHA.

    Could we make it so that the CAPTCHA was only necessary if you wanted to actually submit the post, but not for previewing?
     
    PHPGator, Nov 26, 2008 IP
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  2. peter_anderson

    peter_anderson Notable Member

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    #2
    Good idea.

    But, why not just NOT preview it? I don't preview my posts.
     
    peter_anderson, Nov 26, 2008 IP
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    aflac68 Peon

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    #3
    i do the exact same thing preview before i post and yeah i know its annoying...
     
    aflac68, Nov 26, 2008 IP
  4. JesterJoker

    JesterJoker Peon

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    yah this is annonying. Tried to make 1 single post. previewed it like 8 times and damn added like 2 minutes of captcha time in there.
     
    JesterJoker, Nov 26, 2008 IP
  5. PHPGator

    PHPGator Banned

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    I think it is important to preview posts, especially if they are lengthy ones. DP should want quality posts on their forum so this is why I bring it up. People who care typically do preview posts at least once if their thread is fairly lengthy.
     
    PHPGator, Nov 26, 2008 IP
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    Agent_Dweeb Peon

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    Post it, then edit the post straight after it has been posted.
     
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    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #7
    Write it in word then paste into the forum?
     
    mikey1090, Nov 27, 2008 IP
  8. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    Thanks for the suggestion.
     
    Smyrl, Nov 27, 2008 IP
  9. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    Iz it possible to make it so you don't have to enter it to PREVIEW?? It's really annoying when you have to enter it every time you wanna just preview it.

    How about making it only show up if you have say less than 100 posts. Obviously a SPAMMER/bot will be banned by da time he/she/it haz 100 posts...if da mods arn't slacking off!!! :D Making a 1,000...5,000...10,000...20,000 :eek: post member have to enter it iz basically saying that every member iz a SPAMMER, and saying DP really sucks at stopping SPAMers!!!!! :D
     
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    terminator69 Notable Member

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    Looking at how often you make threads I don't think it is a real problem that needs any fixing.

    What if accounts with high post count are hijacked? not worth the risk.
     
    terminator69, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  11. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    I can live with having to enter the captcha twice if I want to preview a new thread. If it reduces spam/downtime then I have no problem with it.

    I think Nintendo should get a special unreadable captcha for any new thread that contains [​IMG]
     
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