Math Question

[moneyman]

I was changing my profile and it had a 'Math Question' box right below the 'My Location' box. I think it was '9+5'. I don't see the question anymore thinking I must have seen things. What's that all about? Did anyone get that? Is it standard VB question? Some sort of mental acuity test.

 

[clown boy]

So other people can gauge your intelligence?

 

[beenbag497]

i got it too

 

[clown boy]

Hey, when you answer it, click OK, and then go to that page again, it's gone.

 

[moneyman]

Originally Posted by Clown Boy
http:///forum/post/2494892
Hey, when you answer it, click OK, and then go to that page again, it's gone.

Someone should try to answer it incorrectly... But, dont blame me if you get ban

 

[crashbandicoot]

Its a security measure . It helps to foil bots . Keeps them from hacking accounts and such.

 

[clown boy]

No....... then it would be as you're registering, not just changing your profile...

 

[nyyankeees]

Originally Posted by Clown Boy
http:///forum/post/2494897
No....... then it would be as you're registering, not just changing your profile...
I don't really know the details of how it works but it is a security measure. Myspace does the same thing when you change your profile you get a box with random numbers and letters in it and you have to re-type exactly what's in the box before your profile will actually update. Maybe some techies on here can actually explain this all in detail.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by Crashbandicoot
http:///forum/post/2494895
Its a security measure . It helps to foil bots . Keeps them from hacking accounts and such.

I agree it is a security measure to make sure a person and not an automated program is entering the info The automated program can gain access to your pc and initiate the change it has been programmed to install but it cannot recognize the math problem as such and answer it

 

[moneyman]

Originally Posted by Crashbandicoot
http:///forum/post/2494895
Its a security measure . It helps to foil bots . Keeps them from hacking accounts and such.

Originally Posted by NYyankeees
http:///forum/post/2494904
I don't really know the details of how it works but it is a security measure. Myspace does the same thing when you change your profile you get a box with random numbers and letters in it and you have to re-type exactly what's in the box before your profile will actually update. Maybe some techies on here can actually explain this all in detail.
I forgot, the '9+5' question was in text. Not graphics. . A bot can not decipher the graphics but can easily decipher the text.

 

[clown boy]

Right. That's another reason why I think it's not.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Originally Posted by Clown Boy
http:///forum/post/2494897
No....... then it would be as you're registering, not just changing your profile...

so basicaly the only time you need security on your account is when your registering?

 

[clown boy]

That's what your password is for. You can change your profile without answering that question, so it's obviously not security.

 

[tizzo]

decisions!! decisions!!
do I answer? do I answer correctly? Do I ignore it like I did all the other questions??
Oh the stress!!

 

[nyyankeees]

 

[jennythebugg]

ok i answered 3+6=4 and here is what it told me
You did not enter the correct format for the Math Question field. Please read the field description for the expected format.

 

[clown boy]