When you go to create a new account on YWS and your IP address is associated with a known spammer, you're presented with the following question:
Fill in the blank: Young Writers ________
It was very effective for a long time, but there's been a recent rise (a very small one, but one nonetheless) in spambots able to solve it. That means that there's at least a few spambot programs out there that have been programmed to answer it.
So, it's time to create a new question, and I'm hoping the collective wisdom of YWS will come up with a few really good ones!
First, here's what I like about the current question:
- You have to know something about YWS in order to answer it
- It's a piece of cake for anyone who can read, but nearly impossible for a spambot to solve (unless it's programmed for it!)
- It's short
Second, here are some of the qualities that make a bad question:
- Anything math related. Spambots have been programmed to deal with those for a long time.
- Anything like "What is the sixth letter in nutrition?". Again, spambots are programmed for these nowadays.
- Anything where the answer is in the question. Example: Simon is wearing a blue shirt, drives a red car, and has green socks. What is the color of Simon's shirt?
Keeping the above in mind, can you think of any good questions? It doesn't necessarily need to relate to YWS or be short, but those are very nice bonuses.
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