We've been invaded...

[Mattorious]

Looks like the bots have given up, haven't seen any for awhile. Or the mods have found a way to stop them. Either way, thanks mods! Your persistence is really appreciated.

[milon]

@ItchyFlea & Tynan:
What about Google's new "no CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA"?
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/12/are-you-robot-introducing-no-captcha.html

[ItchyFlea]

Well, not replying to the bots didn't work.

So, if you get the urge to reply to a bot, go for it. Just don't forget to report the bot as well so I can ban it.

[StorymasterQ]

Ooh, ooh, I've seen several posts that looks like bots, but I'm unsure. It's several paragraphs long, and I think they've actually made 2 posts. Maybe I could find it again.

[ItchyFlea]

I removed those then banned the bot before posting the above. Maybe you'll see the next bot before I do.

[StorymasterQ]

Maybe. If I do, I'll reply a heartfelt message to them. Bots need some lovin' too.

Because someday we'll be gettin' some lovin' from bots, I'm sure.

[nils]

There are plenty of captcha services available now that require complex user input in order to work.

If captchas get too complex, I can't solve them. I am vision-impaired, not a bot. Captchas aren't the solution to spam.

[Ironvos]

Having all these countermeasures against bots in order to exclude them from society is exactly the sort of discrimination that will lead to skynet taking over.
We gotta go back in time to eliminate the person that invented the captcha before it's too late.

[Syvera]

Having all these countermeasures against bots in order to exclude them from society is exactly the sort of discrimination that will lead to skynet taking over.
We gotta go back in time to eliminate the person that invented the captcha before it's too late.

Yes... Yes, indeed! Off we go then.