SDS Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwolf02 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. I think it's more than fair. Even if a younger fan from another market didn't know it, they could google it where a spam account couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. If you're worried about the youth and want something more current you could go with Who is the Buffalo Bills starting QB (or head coach, owner, punter, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Appreciate the effort SDS! I think the SB's is too easy -a quick Google will tell them this, to say nothing of it being part of Sports lexicon. How 'bout name the teams' HOFers? If KRC replies, we'd ALL have to take a college course.. I'll give this more thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. K Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I think it's an eminently fair question. The answer is sixteen, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 seems fair to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 If KRC replies, we'd ALL have to take a college course.. All I would do is ask questions that can only be answered by buying one of my books. Seriously, the Super Bowl question is fine. Anything that would require an additional step is good and any Bills fan should know the number of Super Bowls they attended. If you are a fan of another team and want to discuss upcoming games, it is not too much to ask them to learn a simple trivia question about our team before joining the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfreak17 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How about asking who was better, Rob Johnson or Doug Flutie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I think it's an eminently fair question. The answer is sixteen, right? It just feels like 16. I'm not sure how the spam thing works. Is it automated or is someone actually typing? Anyway, you could ask "What animal is pictured on the side of the Bills helmet?". You could require that "buffalo" be spelled correctly. I think that would stop spam from asia and pretty much all Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. It's a logical place to start. Try to get a sense of how many of those junk accounts you note in a month; add your first 'filter' question and see if it makes a significant impact. Pending results, add further more 'advanced' questions. ...and the number of the counting shall be 4. You may not proceedeth to 5. You may not stop at 3 unless, of course, you directly proceed to four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. As with security, you can make three questions: 1. As above 2. Which city is home to the Bills (you will be surprised that ignorant people may not know that or even that they may think its a trick question and answer stupidly) 3. Who is the owner of the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How many Super Bowls have the Buffalo Bills played in? I'm looking to cut down on the spam accounts that register. Many times real people from Asia sign-up, so I'm looking for a basic question that anyone with general football/Bills knowledge would know. Is this question fair to younger fans? Is there an even easier question to ask that weeds out the spammers, but lets legitimate people register? Serious replies only please. Don't waste my time with nonsense replies. It seems completely reasonable to me, Scott. Even a younger fan who somehow doesn't know could easily look up the answer on one of many football reference sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samothyev Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Go with it SDS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It's a fair question for any avid fan, young or old. I know you wanted to limit the responses to serious answers but there is a comedic gold mine in coming up with a question for new registrants. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 sounds legit there is a grandfather clause I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 How about asking who was better, Rob Johnson or Doug Flutie? Then we can create a separate thread just to watch them argue about the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 The question sounds fair to me. To eliminate trolls, ask how many super bowls the pats* have been in. 99% of their "fans" will incorrectly answer 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Very reasonable. Easy enough for legit Bills fans and puts up an extra step (googling) that most of spammers won't bother to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 A CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test used in computing as an attempt to ensure that the response is generated by a person. The process usually involves one computer (a server) asking a user to complete a simple test which the computer is able to generate and grade. Because other computers are assumed to be unable to solve the CAPTCHA, any user entering a correct solution is presumed to be human. Thus, it is sometimes described as a reverse Turing test, because it is administered by a machine and targeted to a human, in contrast to the standard Turing test that is typically administered by a human and targeted to a machine. A common type of CAPTCHA requires the user to type letters or digits from a distorted image that appears on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It just feels like 16. I'm not sure how the spam thing works. Is it automated or is someone actually typing? Anyway, you could ask "What animal is pictured on the side of the Bills helmet?". You could require that "buffalo" be spelled correctly. I think that would stop spam from asia and pretty much all Canadians. Hey now...be nice to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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