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Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#1: Dec 17th 2013 at 12:20:05 PM

I've been sitting here for about ten minutes trying to log on on my main computer (I'm typing this from my phone, which thankfully retains its cookie). Half the captchas are illegible, and the other half steadfastly refuse to allow me to sign in even when the text seems obvious.

I'm not sure how I could document both parts of the problem, so the following is simply a list of my entry attempts since I started keeping track.

  • rvikedv work
  • aRankin for
  • our rprevio
  • Tmbran the
  • but maganiqu
  • suaMySD timocratic
  • isedRp near
  • dscsMu his
  • thousand oftetho (the s used here in the captcha itself is the long/medial s (the antique one that resembles a f) and I'm not fure whether the captchafmith thinks that it is actually an f or not)
  • have nisedxt
  • staitre stranger
  • had ntristr
  • railroad heywton
  • and ouuntr

...and I'm done with this. Ugh. What's going on and what can I do?

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#2: Dec 17th 2013 at 12:37:07 PM

Ouch. To illustrate the problem, here are five I tried just now, after another dozen or so without taking screenshots. So far, nothing has let me log in. (Yes, I am using the right password.)

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#3: Dec 17th 2013 at 3:46:52 PM

Thanks for confirming!

Yes, the error message specifies that I didn't enter the captcha text correctly, not that I mistyped my password. Somehow. A few dozen times in a row.

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#4: Dec 17th 2013 at 9:00:36 PM

Have you tried the audio?

BTW, you guys look pretty logged in to me. Is the complaint that you have to ask for a lot of challenges before you get one that is decipherable?

edited 17th Dec '13 9:09:49 PM by FastEddie

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#5: Dec 17th 2013 at 10:19:06 PM

As I mentioned above, I'm using my phone, which still has a cookie on it. I'm still unable to log in on my main computer, on which the cookie was erased.

I've never used an audio captcha before; I guess I'll try that next.

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
Nithael (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6: Dec 18th 2013 at 12:50:16 AM

I've been having the same issue today: trying a dozen times to log in only to be told that the captcha didn't fit, giving up in frustration... only to find out that it did work, somehow, because now I'm logged in.

edited 18th Dec '13 4:27:41 AM by Nithael

MCE Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Dec 18th 2013 at 4:03:38 AM

[up] Yep, same here. Happened to me twice now.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#8: Dec 18th 2013 at 4:47:56 AM

It happened to me too, yesterday and today.

LadyMomus Since: Apr, 2009
#9: Dec 18th 2013 at 5:13:08 AM

I didn't get told that I got the recaptcha wrong, but I did have an error which might be related. When I logged in this morning, a blank page loaded: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/validate.php.

I waited for a little while and nothing happened. I hit back and refreshed the page, and it recognized that I was logged in.

justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#10: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:05:17 AM

Well, this is weird. I kept going thru the text and audio recaptchas and it said none of them were correct, but when I went to check something else, I'm suddenly logged in. Also, I never ever want to listen to the audio again, it sounds like a creepy numbers station.

KarjamP The imaginative Christian Asperger from South Africa Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
The imaginative Christian Asperger
#11: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:27:42 AM

[up]They'd have to do that in order to make it secure from speech recognition software so that bots can't take advantage of it.

Angeldeb82 Since: Dec, 2010
#12: Dec 18th 2013 at 11:05:41 AM

I have the same problem too! After I typed in the correct username, password, and captcha and clicked on "Login" I ALWAYS got led to a blank page! I thought that since the captcha was broken I couldn't get logged in, so I had to go the the main TV Tropes page the hard way by typing in the e-mail again... and wouldn't you know it? I got logged in! Something is very screwy with the captcha login process! Please fix this ASAP.

edited 18th Dec '13 11:07:09 AM by Angeldeb82

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#13: Dec 18th 2013 at 12:49:35 PM

This should be fixed, now.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Ladyxbluexbullet Since: Aug, 2009
#15: Dec 24th 2013 at 10:49:16 PM

Ii had a very difficult time trying to login, captcha a is illegible, I even had others try to log me in and then all of a sudden it says I'm logged in? Just giving a heads up, I don't really think it's fixed.

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