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The problem isn't captchas, but users not understanding how to interact with them. So what if a few are bad? Hammer out best guesses, fast as you can, until you

The problem isn't captchas, but users not understanding how to interact with them. So what if a few are bad? Hammer out best guesses, fast as you can, until you're successful. It's not as if you're graded on accuracy. There is no reason to ever resort to the refresh button, Out of curiosity, I went and opened the demo page (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/demo/ajax https://www.google.com/recaptcha/demo/ajax) in a new incognito window and timed myself. I can do about 8/minute at maybe 90% accuracy. Captchas are only a problem if you compulsively refresh in hopes of getting something clear.

mkehrt 12y ago
Sorry, the user is never wrong. This is an interface problem, and the interface is terrible.
mrjatx 12y ago
After I've filled out 20 different forms the last thing I want to do is deal with a completely illegible captcha which might go far as to refresh the entire page or wipe out what I've entered in certain fields (password, ssn, etc) each time I get it wrong. That's one way to push me away from signing up for your service.
- Pinckney 12y ago
  That's not really a problem with recaptcha so much as the integration with the rest of the site.
  - hueving 12y ago
    Well then you obviously understand some websites have problems with this, so why would a user risk losing all of their filled out data?
dkersten 12y ago
Eh, I've hit some really frustrating captchas where after five or so attempts I ended up just closing the page (these were reCAPTCHA ones...) The problem was most definitely with the captchas.
DanBC 12y ago
> Captchas are only a problem if you compulsively refresh in hopes of getting something clear. You're ignoring people with visual impairment or cognitive impairments.