AIBU to hate those 'words' you have to type in to prove you are a real person?

[Ilovesunflowers]

You know the words I mean. The ones on the internet that you sometimes have to use to prove you are a real human being. I can never work out what they are meant to be. Why can't they be real words and much clearer? AIBU?

I have huge problems with it-I tried the 'listen' version and that was worse. They need to be clear.

YANBU - can't always read them the wavy ol buggers

I can't read them its frustrating

YANBU!

Why can't they just use normal fonts?

I can never work out what they're supposed to be either. If I have to spend hours trying to work out what something says before I can sign up, I just don't bother

Captcha.

It has to be wonky otherwise computer software would easily read it and then it would be pointless.

Plus there's some project of decoding old books with funny text or something, I think.

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yanbu, they are so blurry and you can't tell if characters are 1,l or I for example.

Some sites have a bar you slide across instead, they are much better.

YABU - I think they are a simple security measure. None of the retired people I help to start using computers have ever had any problem with them (using a mouse on the other hand is a huge hurdle).

YANBU they are horrible. I much prefer the simple sums ones, so much clearer and less frustrating.

You been watching Michael McIntyre?! He does a half hour rant about trying to book tickets online :o

I use the audio version, far easier.

YANBU pain in the ass

YANBU they are annoying.

Apparently they are impossible to read if you've had a Stroke / TIA in certain part of the brain as well.

Also it's never clear if they are capitals sometimes, & it takes ages to get past them, just irritating.

YANBU.

Some of them are really difficult. I wouldn't mind the letters being wonky if you could tell what they are, but quite often you can't. Sums are better.

I haven't seen the Michael Macintyre sketch. Just had to do one to register on a site. Couldn't figure it out at all. I never find the listen versions any better. Good to know I am way behind the old folk piprabbit. That's made me feel much better!

That thing about digitizing books is fascinating. I'll feel less resistant about it now.

I like the acronym: "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"