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Friday, April 21, 2006

qjjflbijqpqlljizy

Yes, I'm sorry, the time has come, I've finally had to turn on word verification in the comments. I have really tried to control the spam by just deleting it. In fact, for a while I didn't mind doing this as I was oddly amused each time I saw the 'Remove forever (It can't be undone)' tick box. I mean, do the people at Blogger really think that we need the bracketed explanation of what removal forever means?!! Anyway, this has now losts its charm and I've been getting more and more spam of late, so I'm afraid that it's all down to your eyesight and hand/eye coordination, dear commenters. :)

15 Comments:

Blogger Seeking Solace said...

I understand about the word verification thing. But what sucks is you have to verify yourself if you are on your own blog!

3:40 pm  
Blogger Pink Cupcake said...

That's the worst bit, especially as I'm so rubbish at getting them right that I often take two or three attempts! :)

3:47 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I understand too. It's funny, my problem is that I try to make the collection of letters into identifiable words and so rearrange them or stick in vowels where there are none. But it's better than you getting a bunch of spam!

3:54 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

bmhxlhhd
Oddly the worst word very I've had in ages. In italic too. What an awful veri for a first!

4:57 pm  
Blogger Pink Cupcake said...

Turtlebella - I think I might do that too sometimes. Or maybe I'm just trying to find a rational explanation for the fact I get my fingers in a tangle! :)

Clare - LOL! Sorry your first experience wasn't a good one. ;)

5:02 pm  
Blogger comebacknikki said...

Ugh. I had to turn mine on a few weeks ago. Now I'm having problems responding to people in the comments (on my own blog) b/c I can never type the damn random work jumbles correctly. :)

6:17 pm  
Blogger StyleyGeek said...

I can never get them right first time, either, especially on my own blog. I hate it when there are "v"s and "w"s and "u"s in italics, because I mix them all up. And I do what Turtlebella does, too, and make them more like real words by mistake.

2:32 am  
Blogger luckybuzz said...

A lot of the time word veri makes you do it twice--even if you get it right. Took me a while to figure that out--I thought I was just being REALLY uncoordinated. :)

4:30 am  
Blogger Liz Miller said...

dwvlgg

Deviled egg? As pronounced by Prince Charles with a cold?

I'm just guessin'

5:04 am  
Blogger Queen of West Procrastination said...

My biggest trouble is with the "i"s and the "j"s. Because sometimes they make a "j" that's all straight, and you think it's an "i," but it's kind of hanging down so maybe it's a "j." I'm always wrong.

6:40 am  
Blogger Phantom Scribbler said...

rbfpzjt!

And my second one (because Luckybuzz is right, there's always a second one) is...

4:11 pm  
Blogger Phantom Scribbler said...

Jinx!

I got in on the first try!

ddmoiv!

4:12 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love your commenters, Pink Cupcake! Who knew a discussion about word verification could be so funny?

5:41 pm  
Blogger Harmonia said...

Spammers and negative comments suck! More power to you for taking control! You rock! Thanks for your comment on my blog! I appreciate it! I'm back bloggin now...today's is about my tea shopping spreeS.

3:12 pm  
Blogger Pink Cupcake said...

Turtlebella, you're absolutely right, my commenters rock! I had no idea that an ordinary blog housekeeping post would lead to such a fun comments thread! You're all so funny. :)

11:13 am  

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