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YESESIS 
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 Posted: January 04 2018 at 17:16 |
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I do get silly sometimes but I try not to ever be disrespectful toward prog music or this forum. Thanks guys.
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YESESIS
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Posted: January 04 2018 at 17:34 |
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Btw I've been having success now basically using what Logan said about different browsers for different things. I'm now using Microsoft Edge(set to pretty much allow EVERYTHING lol) for this forum, and then Firefox(which is set for as much privacy and allowing absolutely nothing as I could possibly make it) for everything else. And so far so good!
Oh, and I have CCleaner so I can still get rid of most everything when I'm all done. Edit: One more thing lol. Can't compromise the security of my phone because it has all my contacts and all that, so I just won't try to post from it anymore. Only post when I'm home and on my laptop.
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YESESIS
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 16:15 |
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Yeah I was tempted to ask who this person is and email him(or her) myself, but now Logan has given me good advice and it's working so... don't really want to 'rock the boat' at this point.
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twseel
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 16:58 |
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Vompatti
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 18:13 |
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This is the only site I use where I've never once passed the captcha, I always get the permission denied. Spoofing the user agent string doesn't seem to make any difference either.
If m@x insists on having the captcha on, despite the fact that a captcha does absolutely nothing to reduce the effect of the supposed DDoS attacks that the captcha is supposedly enabled for, he could at least make it work like it should.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Joined: December 09 2017 Location: Now Status: Offline Points: 9233 |
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 06:37 |
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The captcha here is the worst I've ever, ever experienced by far. I make most of my posts from my laptop and save the entire thing in notepad before clicking submit. If I'm on iPad of phone I'm SOL.
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23104 |
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 06:48 |
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Resistance is futile!
And no dr Wu23 it is still not an admin behind this. I'm not sure how I can convince you of this as I've mentioned this to you on a number of occasions: it is the owner M@X who is in charge of this site and consequentially also responsible for captcha. Nobody has been able to get through to him during the last year either over the forum or via email. Nobody here can do ANYTHING about the matter. It is simply out of our hands. |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: January 07 2018 at 11:27 |
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Same here. This was the first place I ran into it so when I saw it pop up on a couple other forums I expected the worst...luckily I've never had to do more than check the initial "I'm not a robot" box. No idea why it's implemented so horribly here  Edited by The.Crimson.King - January 07 2018 at 11:27 |
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twseel
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Posted: January 08 2018 at 03:40 |
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
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Posted: January 08 2018 at 14:37 |
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This is happening again with quoting. I haven't been able to quote once in the past four days or so without having to go through all this garbage again and again and again and again.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:30 |
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Also now with copying/pasting. Not that I expect anything to change of course...
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:32 |
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Just happened to me with posting a reply. What is this crap ?? I don’t get this rubbish often, but it’s now happening more so.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:52 |
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Hasn’t happened to me yet. Capchas are a pain in the ass but at least they help me reconfirm that I’m not really a spambot. It’s reassuring in a way.
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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
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chopper
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Posted: February 09 2018 at 03:52 |
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Yep, it all seems ok with a basic post with no quotes, emoticons or URLs. As soon as you do anything like this, you get captcha'd. Some basic quotes seem to be ok, let's see if this one works.
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: February 09 2018 at 04:34 |
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I Capchas, therefore I am.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: February 09 2018 at 07:18 |
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OF COURSE YOU ARE, MY BRIGHT LITTLE STAR ⭐️ |
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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: February 09 2018 at 09:05 |
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Just took me 18 tries to make a post...and it wasn't even katja. Nahh my 'session had expired'
 So basically there are two ways of visiting PA: 1) Use your laptop and face katja in her most evil form. 2) Use your phone and you're (almost) free of katja, but the site works so incredibly slowly that it won't acknowledge your posts. Third option involves a revolution and a baker's shop, but we'll look into that can of worms when the time comes. |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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dr wu23
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Posted: February 11 2018 at 10:38 |
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I post on several other forums that don't have/use Captcha.....so if they don't need them why does PA need them...? Was this forum being targeted or something..?
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Logan
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Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35886 |
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Posted: February 11 2018 at 10:41 |
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I haven't experienced Captcha in a long time. And this site was being targeted (Captcha doesn't only affect the forum).
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Quinino
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Posted: February 16 2018 at 16:11 |
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How's craptcha being punishing you lately ?
I've noticed a much less frequency the last month or so, but that's me...is it generalized ? Can we conclude on a lighter setting? (hope so) |
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