Okay - actually - instead of a standard Captcha - use one of the visual
pattern fluid tests - reload could give a difference pattern question -
remember to include the timer.

Go here: http://similarminds.com/intdoor.html

Now - the test would have to be slightly tweaked - instead of clicking on a
radio button - 1,2,3, or 4

The user would have to type in the answer - and each potential answer would
have a different letter associated with it - not just A, B, C, D - but
something random - so that a bot could never just guess right 25% of the
time.

-  Will

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Ari Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> true but i want one that then displays a message that says "sorry, if you
> couldn't figure this out, you're probably not smart enough to use our
> product"
>
> sigh, that would be cool. sadly, i suspect the humor would be lost on
> them.
>
>
> i guess that would lead to scads of law suits for discriminating against
> "intellectually challenged" people.
>
>
> On 3/17/08, W Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for
> > Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so
> > darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried
> > to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes
> > and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that
> > I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures.... that system is
> > either for geniuses - or totally wack.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to
> > > use
> > > things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how
> > > some
> > > people still defy common logic or sense.
> > >
> > > so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form
> > > of a
> > > simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ
> > > from
> > > say, signing up for a website?
> > >
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