make forum registration easier

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: make forum registration easier

Hi!

Just two short suggestions regarding the registration for this forum.

First, I had to search a *long* time to actually find a link to register for the forum. There is none on the Login page where I would usually expect it. It took me so long to actually see the link because it is not labeled "Register" but "Join our Community", printed in red. I didn't recognize that as a link at all, because of the different color mainly. At least adding a register link below the login form would be good, I think.

And then I had kind of a hard time getting past the CAPTCHA. I know, fighting spam is important, but on this particular CAPTCHA I had difficulties to tell lower case letters apart from upper case letters and to see whether the really small letters belong to the CAPTCHA or are background noise. Took me four attempts to get through. ;-)

The CAPTCHA for your helpdesk (where I ended up registering accidentally because that link actually is labelled "Register", see above *g*) for example is a whole lot easier to use. I don't know if you can do anything about it, just thought I'd mention it.

Regards,
Johannes

NetHosted Staff Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 5651

Johannes,

Thank you for your feedback.

We do have a slightly different layout to our forums! I would have hoped making the link red would have actually made it easier to spot. I have added a link to register for the Community on the login page now.

We've had to employ this particular captcha system because it is yet to be cracked by the bots that regularly try their luck on phpBB systems.

Thanks,

Andrew

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