PM Verification!?

[Jacknife]

So why on earth are we having to use the silly twisty word verification nonsense to send a PM to another member?
It's an absolute headache.

 

[woody101]

I didnt have to and I just sent you a message.

 

[Jacknife]

I've had to about six times today...

 

[Marzzy]

Its to stop spam like people trying to direct you to malicious websites and that kind of thing.

 

[andynic07]

I have had it a bit lately as well when making posts and I deleted my cookies and it pretty much stopped.

 

[Stuart]

Its an inbuilt safety mechanism. Are you using a proxy or VPN?

 

[andynic07]

Its an inbuilt safety mechanism. Are you using a proxy or VPN?

I am not using either a VPN or Proxy server.

 

[Jacknife]

Its to stop spam like people trying to direct you to malicious websites and that kind of thing.

Its an inbuilt safety mechanism. Are you using a proxy or VPN?

Aware of it's intended purpose, just wondering why on this site as in 4 years it's never prompted me before...

 

[Marzzy]

I

Aware of it's intended purpose, just wondering why on this site as in 4 years it's never prompted me before...

Can be implemented at any time just because it wasn't before doesn't mean it it can't me implemented.

Have you tried different browsers ?

 

[Stuart]

Aware of it's intended purpose, just wondering why on this site as in 4 years it's never prompted me before...

I wasnt aware Nov 2012 to Jul 2013 was 4 years.

There are several reasons why the application would be prompting you more often than normal. They can range from using a proxy/VPN to editing your post on an iPad using 3G as the ip can change randomly. Try clearing your cache and trying another browser.

Failing that, it's best to log a ticket

 

[Jacknife]

I wasnt aware Nov 2012 to Jul 2013 was 4 years.

There are several reasons why the application would be prompting you more often than normal. They can range from using a proxy/VPN to editing your post on an iPad using 3G as the ip can change randomly. Try clearing your cache and trying another browser.

Failing that, it's best to log a ticket

Haha thats how long Badsville has been on here...

I was just curious, it seems to have stopped now anyhoo...