worst abuse on PA ever

I take everything back. It's still here

Epignosis wrote: I'm sorry, but this is garbage. It took me three times to update our chart. The first quiz asked me to identify wheels, but there was a van with no visible wheels.  The second quiz asked me to identify a goose, but the picture was of a seagull, not a goose.  The third quiz probably assumed I was a moron and just gave me the old street-sign rerun.  Now to click "Post Reply" and see what quiz from hell awaits.

Epignosis wrote: Apparently, this is "Cream"

holly merda....      

I don't think it is too much to ask for an explanation or at the very least some kind of information on this capcha non-sense. First and perhaps most importantly: is this here for good? If it is then bye bye Birdy. If it is temporary then for the love of dog INFORM us.
Watching the main page in the forum is very depressing these days. People log in but don't really post. Truth be told I thought something was up when I saw the most recent posts went as far back as 20+ hours. That is just madness compared to how PA usually rolls. Usually only goes back a couple of hours maybe 6 at the most. Just goes to show that this capcha thing is destroying the site...even more successfully than any bedroom hacker with a score to settle.

Also if collabs are experiencing the same difficulties over their laptops/computers as I have then it is far too precarious of an environment to work in....and do you really want to collaborate on something that continuously sabotage your work and most likely is bound for the trash or the eternal depths of the internet?
'Hi there! I would like it if you wrote a book for me, pro bono of course. Every once in a while though I will have to come round your house and erase a couple of pages and code in some enigmatic tasks for you to perform before your computer will work properly again. Then when you're done I would like you to throw it into the sea.'

That does that to me too.  Very frustrating.

^^ It's forcing more people to use adblocking software. I set mine to block particular types of ads that I find too intrusive since the site needs ad revenue to survive and I don't want to deny it that. At least with one other site/service, which doesn't use ads, I've become a Patron, but then that means that I get exclusive content and certain perks. Here I probably wouldn't be willing to do that as like many others, I have volunteered plenty of time to help this site and I wouldn't be willing to pay to volunteer (although other voluntary work has incurred personal costs but I've felt the causes to be more important).

Such a shame. Incidentally, despite, say, Captcha security, on my android phone I get messages saying not to use passwords or share credit card details as the site is unsecured and easily hacked.

Finnforest wrote: Now even the artist/album pages are a joke, for this user.  When I wanted to read reviews about an album, there is a video ad in the middle page that literally pulls your view to it.  So if you have scrolled down to read some review, and you're reading it, suddenly it jerks you away from the review back up the page to where the ad is running.  So, it is forcing you to view that ad, no many how many times you've seen it, or how many times you've pulled away from it. That has nothing to do with "security."  That is just plain being an a****le, as a site.  It will drive away even people who do not use our forum.

^ http://www.vintageprog.com/ 

Kepler62 wrote: ... many consider the site to be nothing but a a joke.

Could you specify "how many"  ?

I know a few (not many) that consider it one of the best online resources on the subject ... seemingly just a minority, according to your substantial survey

^ She