The more I do on the Internet the more I come across those weird verification codes that you have to type in before you're allowed to go any further. And I find them infuriating. I understand the need for them but honestly, do they - whoever they are - have to make them so hard to read? Most of them are so jumbled together that I can't work out whether I'm looking at letters from the English language or some alien symbols from a far off planet. So I often find myself squinting at these codes, trying to work out what the word is only to realise that it's not a word at all. It's complete gobbledygook. If it was a word I might have a better chance of getting the code right as I could give it an educated guess, but when I'm faced with "AgjRytt" the odds of me guessing correctly aren't great. I will inevitably have numerous failed attempts, which result in much grumbling on my part, before I'm finally offered a code I can just about read. Where the letters aren't conjoined in such a way that makes them look like someone sneezed whilst holding their pen. The trouble is, by the time I've sorted the verification code out the website will inform me that my chosen password isn't confusing enough and I have to start all over again!
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ReplyDeleteI'm very well paid to dream up these illegible words, so don't complain!
ReplyDeleteI agree - they should make them easier to read!
ReplyDeleteHazel xxx