https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47372
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Bug ID: 47372
Summary: Other image CAPTCHAs can be confusing without intended
message
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Special pages
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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The in-progress new signup form (https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/57823/)
moves image CAPTCHAs and uses an alternate message. This can be confusing for
ones that are not simply spelling a word (like FancyCaptcha).
For instance, both SimpleCaptcha (built-in that can be extended but should not
be used directly) and MathCaptcha (uses images of sipmle math equations) use
MediaWiki:captcha-createaccount, which defaults to:
'To protect the wiki against automated account creation, we kindly ask you to
solve the simple sum below and enter the answer in the box
([[Special:Captcha/help|more info]]):'
The JavaScript removes that and shows an alternate message
MediaWiki:createacct-imgcaptcha-ph, which is currently:
'Enter the text you see above'
This is confusing because you have to do the math, not just copy the equation.
Perhaps we should have a class that allows a CAPTCHA (such as FancyCaptcha) to
mark that it works by copying text. This would also make this rearrangement
opt-in for each CAPTCHA (Fancy, ReCAPTCHA, etc.)
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