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(@flerex)
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reCaptcha v2 can be of use to prevent spambots.

 
Posted : 31/07/2019 1:27 am
(@teebling)
Posts: 1611
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Gallow and Flerex please see my explanation here. Neither are a perfect solution but Q+A is much more solid until the answer is found, at which point it needs to be changed. The problem is I don't know when they have the answer, because now the bots lie dormant for a few days before posting, so I don't know how many spam bots have registered in the period since the answer was broken.

 
Posted : 31/07/2019 4:03 am
(@flerex)
Posts: 31
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If those alternatives are not good for you you can do what I do in my blog. As bots usually do not support JavaScript, create a hidden field that has an empty value and a name of a common field (age, for example).
<input type="hidden" name="age" value="">

Then, with JavaScript, modify the value of this field to an arbitrary one via an event listener.
document.querySelector('button[type="submit"]').addEventListener('click', _ => {
document.querySelector('input[type="hidden"][name="age"]').value = 5063;
});

Then in your backend you just have to check that that value is what you expected. If it is not, just return a blank page so that bots can't go back and try to fix the form.
if(!isset($_POST['age']) || intval($_POST['age')] !== 5063) { // Or equivalent method in your platform / framework
die();
}

The only problems with this method are:

  • It's too simple. It won't prevent bots that are made specifically to attack your site, as bypassing it is pretty simple. However, if you get more SPAM you would know somebody is attacking you on purpose.

  • Users that do not have JavaScript support would instantly considered spammers and wouldn't be able to complete the forms. This shouldn't be a problem in most cases as every single browser nowadays supports JavaScript but still should be something to consider.
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    Posted : 31/07/2019 4:50 am
    (@teebling)
    Posts: 1611
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    Thanks Flerex will implement this extra barrier in 1.10

     
    Posted : 31/07/2019 5:53 am
    (@anonymous_1607109007)
    Posts: 634
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    when posting as a guest, i found the spam questino to be fuckin' insane dude.

    the answer is vanilla but the questino itself is retarded. it's worded as though you speak ebonics or your native language is not English.

    +1 vote for new question

    "Which expansion is this website about?"
    "What expansion is barrens.chat website about?"
    "What patch is 1.12.1 usually referred to?"

     
    Posted : 02/08/2019 11:54 am
    (@nukez)
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    Hey, i can confirm what "Guest" said. I wanted to register and got stuck at "Complete this sentence: World of Wacraft ' '". How would I know that I have to fill in "vanilla" here?

    It would be great if there's a hint or something in it.

    I bet a few users already failed to register because of that ;)

     
    Posted : 06/08/2019 2:17 am
    (@teebling)
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    Hey, i can confirm what "Guest" said. I wanted to register and got stuck at "Complete this sentence: World of Wacraft ' '". How would I know that I have to fill in "vanilla" here?

    It would be great if there's a hint or something in it.

    I bet a few users already failed to register because of that ;)

    Classic, Vanilla, 1.13 are all possible and reasonable answers at this time. The question will be restructured and re-presented in upcoming patch 1.10 however.

     
    Posted : 06/08/2019 7:10 am
    (@zahhibb)
    Posts: 2
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    it doesn't work for me to change profile banner. Every time I select a new image and press submit, my old banner (which I have selected to be deleted previously) is there instead. I've tried several times but it doesn't seem to work.

     
    Posted : 07/08/2019 6:58 am
    (@teebling)
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    it doesn't work for me to change profile banner. Every time I select a new image and press submit, my old banner (which I have selected to be deleted previously) is there instead. I've tried several times but it doesn't seem to work.

    Refresh your browser cache.

     
    Posted : 07/08/2019 10:17 am
    (@mourist)
    Posts: 2
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    I sent a message to someone recruiting for their guild and it never moved from outbox to sent. So is it sent? What's the difference between outbox and sent?

     
    Posted : 07/08/2019 11:22 pm
    (@teebling)
    Posts: 1611
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    I sent a message to someone recruiting for their guild and it never moved from outbox to sent. So is it sent? What's the difference between outbox and sent?

    If it’s in outbox they haven’t read it yet.

     
    Posted : 08/08/2019 9:48 am
    (@daisykutter)
    Posts: 146
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    On Firefox Android there is no horizontal scroll under current users:

     
    Posted : 22/08/2019 11:33 am
    (@gallow)
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    Hey teebling is the following a bug?

    Lets say we use a tabnav on a page. I'll use the Authors page example:

    1st tab

    Phase 1 (pre-raid)
    Phase 1
    Phase 2
    Phase 3
    Phase 4
    Phase 5
    Phase 6

    Blabla
    Rarara
    Gagag
    Pagagag
    Bebebebe
    Rorororo
    Nonono

    If I also have a tabnav on my signature (or two tabnavs in one page), they stop working. Or more like, they start linking to each other. See below:

    2nd tab

    AAA)
    XXX
    ZZZ2
    YYY3
    SSS4
    FFF5
    WWW6

    11
    22
    33
    44
    55
    66
    77

     
    Posted : 28/08/2019 5:04 pm
    (@teebling)
    Posts: 1611
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    Hey @teebling is the following a bug?

    Lets say we use a tabnav on a page. I'll use the Authors page example:

    1st tab

    Phase 1 (pre-raid)
    Phase 1
    Phase 2
    Phase 3
    Phase 4
    Phase 5
    Phase 6

    Blabla
    Rarara
    Gagag
    Pagagag
    Bebebebe
    Rorororo
    Nonono

    If I also have a tabnav on my signature (or two tabnavs in one page), they stop working. Or more like, they start linking to each other. See below:

    2nd tab

    AAA)
    XXX
    ZZZ2
    YYY3
    SSS4
    FFF5
    WWW6

    11
    22
    33
    44
    55
    66
    77

    Yeah it's a limitation I'm afraid - one table per post I think.

     
    Posted : 29/08/2019 12:17 am
    (@gallow)
    Posts: 291
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    Thanks for the reply! Actually it's one per page I think, because the below one appears to be linked with my original post as well.

    3rd

    af2412)
    1241
    11
    12
    ss
    zz
    zasdas

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7

    Oh well!

    Edit: teebling How about the number of the tabbed navigation boxes? Currently the max. number seems to be 20.
    I was wondering if it's possible to increase the limit (really... to 100 or something) because I would like to write my story in tabbed navs as seen here:

    https://barrens.chat/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2013#Start

    And 20 means I won't be able to use that look.

    Thanks!

     
    Posted : 29/08/2019 12:39 am
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