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therusticcottage Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 4:31:13 PM
You know those stupid letters that you have to type in when you change something like email, post on blogs, etc? The ones that are supposed to keep spammers away? Well, they are starting to keep me away from signing up for things too.

I'm having a horrible time seeing the darned things - even with my bifocals!! I type it in, it says it's wrong, I type again, it says it's wrong, I type again. I either get it right or I give up. I think the websites need a senior citizens button for people like me with old eyes and bifocals. Ahhh - the joys of getting older!


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Tracey Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:16:10 AM
I agree, Amie. I can't seem to get them typed in either. Myeeb is't my pror tipyng slkils?

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Amie C. Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 05:53:49 AM
I don't have any trouble reading them, and they still make me do it over and over again. I think they just don't work very well. It's a clunky system.
queenofdreamsz4u Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 10:54:56 PM
Kay, Isn't that the truth..LOL In addition to my glasses I now have one of those 2" pink magnifiers on a rope and keep it next to the monitor so I can make out those spam letters!

I think they should name the new button "senior moment"...LOL

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Alee Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 10:48:56 PM
ROFL!!! Just call me "HAL 9000"

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kydeere40744 Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 8:01:55 PM
I hate having to input those little things. They are called captchas I think. They are just annoying and sometimes they refresh while you are still trying to figure out what the letters are and you are typing them in. I hate spam though - meat or email.

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KYgurlsrbest Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 7:53:00 PM
Alee! I KNEW IT! You're one! You're a robot! That would be the ONLY reason you would use a cheat and not type them in yourself.

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Alee Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 7:51:04 PM
Some websites now have a button that you can click that reads the letters and numbers to you so you can type them in.

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KYgurlsrbest Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 7:38:52 PM
I've done the same thing--I alwasy screw it up, and for some reason it's easier to do them on our home computer...but I think it might be because I'm busy giggling because of the reason they post "why" they ask you to do it...to prove you're not a robot! It makes me crack up every time!

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levisgrammy Posted - Feb 05 2008 : 7:36:43 PM
You know i have run into some of those and even though I type in the right ones it tells me they are incorrect. Go figure. I gave up on reading anything you have to do that with. I'm not talking about the ones on the blogs but sometimes if you want to sign up for something they have them.

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