I am always coming onto this website and posting to peoples answers but half the time I have to do a test to make sure I am not a robot. And with my slow internet it takes a long time. How can I either prevent having this happen to me or could there be a better way of making sure that I am not a robot.
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2Probably related question on Meta Stack Overflow: CloudFlare is ruining Stack Overflow for me with its recaptcha – Alexander O'Mara May 24 '16 at 3:07
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^ That question suggests it does not happen with direct hits but with Google search results, is that the case for you too? If so, maybe give a HTTP referer header hiding extension a try. Here's one: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer – Alexander O'Mara May 24 '16 at 3:12
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I have starred this question for the title alone. – What's in a Google Search May 24 '16 at 20:10
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1Are you logged in when this happens? If so, is your account registered or unregistered? – Monica Cellio May 27 '16 at 14:13
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honestly 500+ rep should exempt you from most triggers which are circumstantial (such as writing your answer in an external editor then pasting it in) – Insane Jun 26 '16 at 6:26
It's one of the ways they try to prevent abuse. There are certain "suspicious" behaviors which seem to trigger it.
I have tripped it a number of times in the past. While there are a number of reasons why this may happen, I think that my habit of leaving composing a question and letting it stew for several days, if not weeks before posting is why I get it so much.
I'm OK with waiting a few seconds and clicking the checkbox. I think it's worthwhile to have these measures in place if they prevent some abuse.
At least you haven't gotten the teapot:
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I think maybe that's why I always get a captcha when I post an answer on Code Review. I always compose the review in a separate editor, and then paste and post. – zondo May 27 '16 at 13:15
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I do not mind doing the whole thing either but I have some slow internet so it takes a while for the pictures to load and stuff. – Ljk2000 Jun 27 '16 at 3:12
