How to get rid of: Complete the reCAPTCHA then submit the form.

[sahana]

Hi yall

 

I've only just come back to Neo after years and notice every time I visit a user-lookup/pet lookup this form comes up, it is SO annoying lol..is there any way to disable this? Please and thanks!

 

[Scoobert_Doo]

Negative, Ghost Rider. Unfortunately, there is no way to get rid of it, at this time. Every user/pet lookup you wish to see, except your own, you will have to complete the reCAPTCHA. Neopets enabled the reCAPTCHA as a security measure and to help speed the site up. It seems people were using "bots" to search/scan user lookups and gathering information about the users/pets, to, possibly, later use that info to try and "hack" or access those accounts. The "bots" would, also, slow the site down, as they were constantly searching/scanning for info. reCAPTCHA prevents the "bots" from accessing user/pet lookups. CQ (Country Queen), mentioned in a Neopian Times Editorial that the reCAPTCHA isn't meant to be there permanently, but until they can find a different/better way to prevent the "bots". So, although a bit inconvenient, the reCAPTCHA is there to protect your account, and help keep Neopets a little faster to access. Think of that when you are accessing user/pet lookups, and they may not seem so bad.

[MysteryAF]

It is pretty annoying and can be quite the nuisance, but they are doing it to protect the account's security like Scoobert_Doo said.

 

It will be a great day when bots don't need a reCAPTCHA to get stopped, but a temporary solution is better than nothing.

[sahana]

I see - fair enough! Thank you guys :)

[Tsparks08]

Here we are 4 years later and reCAPTCHA is still being used hahahahahhaha