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[Canuck]

So I fill in my user name that I want to be known by.. the next box says "Email"( optional ) ... I choose not to fill in my email. Nope...I have to go back and do it again because I was told the email wasn't a valid email address. (??) K... will do. Now you have my email address. This is like a IQ test aint it? I love tests so I jump into this with both feet.....then Pow ! I get this,
4 + 2 - 1
Yup, I know it's because you want to make sure that I aint a robot.... computer.... or Mathematishun.
Got my calkoolater out and tried to figure out this thing... its like sudoku , right?? Oops, must of forgot to carry something over I guess so one more time.... and this time I get this doo·zie
9 - 2 - 2
Are you guys serious? - these are startin to get real close to double digits so I go gets my son. He knows how to operate a lekronik calkoolater : ) I feel so proud. He may garageYouAte you know. I hoope he garageHeAtes soon. Is that how ya spell the future tense of garageyouate ... lets see .. its garageYouAte , garageHeAte / garageSheAtes gagageThemAte right? Anyway I'm getting away from the topic of this forum... While Registring - I reelly enjoyed it .. how bout you?

[was_jaclaz]

Yep, the idea was to make sure no bots were able to register.

If you are one of them, besides being an exceptionally smart one , you are also an exceptionally verbose one....

Hoowever, WELCOME to the board!

You are invited to suggest better wording for the register pages:
http://www.boot-land...?...ic=6309&hl=

jaclaz

[dog]

Reckon the Canuck robot passes the Turing test
Don't tell Cyberdyne

[Brito]

Hi Canuck, welcome to the community.

Regarding the email, this is something that needs to be fixed as you pointed out and I will get my hands on it right away.

As you might notice from the link provided by Jaclaz, this is a quite recent feature that helps us keep spam bots away from the forums but it is still not finished and feedback about it is surely appreciated.

Nevertheless, were you serious about using a calculator to perform the add/subtract questions?

[Canuck]

Serious about using a calc... hmmmmm, ..... (looking for "enable sarcasm" check box .....no where to be seen)
- mental note to self : brush up on "Be Funny 1.01" cause I aint makin it I guess....
Let's see...
Lesson #1
Lead off with a Joke.

So I went to the doctor today. He said I have to stop Mastrubating. I said "Doc, ya can't mean it!" He said "No, seriously, you have to stop Masturbating or I can't examine you"

Lesson #2
-will follow .....

[Brito]

I guess a joke helps so I'll interpret your reply as a "No, I didn't used a calculator" sort of answer.

If you any further ideas to make the registration page more user friendly please let me know.

[amalux]

Let's see...
Lesson #1
Lead off with a Joke.

So I went to the doctor today. He said I have to stop Mastrubating. I said "Doc, ya can't mean it!" He said "No, seriously, you have to stop Masturbating or I can't examine you"

These bots aren't just evil, they're funny as hell!

Welcome Canuck, you passed the test!!

[TheHive]

4 + 2 - 1

9 - 2 - 2

So what was the answers. lol!

We should put in some geometry questions, while we are at it.

[was_jaclaz]

We should put in some geometry questions, while we are at it.

Q: How can you determine that an angle is a right angle?
A: ...right angle boils at 90 degrees, water at 100...

jaclaz

[Brito]

So what was the answers. lol!

A smart bot would know that you can for the right answers.
http://www.google.pt...&...RXX255&sa=2

We should put in some geometry questions, while we are at it.

Good idea!

I already found some good exercises that we could try out, look here:
http://www.cimt.plym...13/bk7_13i1.htm

Q: How can you determine that an angle is a right angle?

We might as well start placing a sort of score on the top of the page where only "students" with a minimum of 75% correct answers (to be above the average) would be allowed to register..

This might also ensure that future bots only spam our forum with quality content instead of the usual boring messages that we see so often in other sites.

[pscEx]

What about some more questions to classify between standard-dummie, novice-dummie and expert-dummie
(http://www.boot-land...?...ost&p=38692)


Sample: x86 can handle

• 16 bit code
• 32 bit code
• 64 bit code
• 86 bit code

Peter

[Brito]

Well.. if we are going to evaluate the IT knowledge of new members we might as well do it with question related to computers instead of geometry.

Anyone wants to start proposing a few more questions to add on the list?

After a while we might as well say that being registered as a member on boot-land is a privilege to those who survive our membership questions!

[billonious]

So I went to the doctor today. He said I have to stop Mastrubating. I said "Doc, ya can't mean it!" He said "No, seriously, you have to stop Masturbating or I can't examine you"

I approve his humor too!