If the reputation score is actual reputation, it seems like having a high reputation would be enough to prove you are human. Why do I need to keep proving it? I could see captcha appearing if my behavior became erratic (maybe my account was taken over).
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5If it's any consolation, moderators have to prove we're human too. :(– Bill the LizardCommented Jul 7, 2009 at 21:03
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3This should be fixed, I see no justification. Users with high rep have more to lose if it's proven later they acted with foul intent. This is not what CAPTCHAs are for.– ripper234Commented Jul 7, 2009 at 21:09
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But ... CAPTCHAs are funny. (Easily amused)– RedBlueThingCommented Sep 6, 2009 at 23:49
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1I like the photo above the captcha– user146787Commented Sep 7, 2009 at 20:20
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These spring to mind to me:
- Accounts could be compromised by something malicious
- Malicious users could "game the system" through sock-puppetry (etc) to allow their bots to bypass the captchas.
answered Jul 7, 2009 at 20:01
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12No matter how you spin it, there's no way to make the phrase "sock-puppetry" sound malicious.– devinbCommented Jul 22, 2009 at 12:41
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There are so many sites that are easier to compromise like youtube etc. SE doesn't have to be invulnerable just hard enough to make it not worth their effort.– user161222Commented Aug 18, 2013 at 3:00
Some reductions in CAPTCHA throttle thresholds, if you have > 10k rep:
- for edits -- reduced by two thirds
- for post submission times -- min seconds reduced by one half, max minutes increased by 2x
edit:
Assuming you are a logged in user and have >= 200 reputation:
After successfully completing one captcha, we now suppress captcha for 5 minutes on your account.
answered Jul 22, 2009 at 7:47
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1Wow, that's a lot. Couldn't there be some more steps, like having it reduced a little at 5k? I often enhance my answers and having to write those captchas really annoys me.– gruszczyCommented Mar 22, 2010 at 23:30
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4Oh please please let's get rid of the thresholds completely above 10k or 20k. The bot check is such an annoyance.– PekkaCommented Sep 5, 2010 at 17:45
Because every user is equally susceptible to having their accounts taken over (the security on every account is identical.) Furthermore, the higher rep users have more power, and therefore their accounts are more desirable to take over.
The more power you have and the more power you use it, the more often you'll get CAPTHA'd. This is the burden of responsibility.
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11I disagree. After all, captcha is a method to prevent denial of service, not power abuse. You still get lots of captchas for simple edits. That said, an abuse by a high profile user is very likely to be reported both by himself/herself and the community pretty soon. I've stated some suggestions in my related post: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2167/…– mmxCommented Jul 7, 2009 at 20:23
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@Mehrdad, very true. I guess I totally blipped out on why the CAPTCHAs were there.– devinbCommented Jul 8, 2009 at 12:27