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Re:Google's new CAPTCHA security login raises 'legitimate pr... by dave5104 on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @11:39AM (#9101702)
I run a help site for an online game, and I used to use CAPTCHA's on our various forms. We had tons of bot problems. So, one day I switched the CAPTCHA to a simple trivia question that only people who play the game would know the answer to. (And helped the people who didn't/were newer by linking to the answer.)

Our bot problem disappeared over night, and we haven't had a problem since. Definitely not a solution for everyone, but it could be a great solution for some.

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Re:Google's new CAPTCHA security login raises 'legitimate pr... by totony on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @11:53AM (#9101806)
I don't recommend doing something like this. Most often, this will turn away a lot of people and will not be worth (if the question is too hard).
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