CrowdSource using CAPTCHA to catch and ban script users

Discussion in 'Requesters' started by dryost44, May 18, 2015.

  1. dryost44

    dryost44 Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 2015
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    This may be common knowledge by now, but I just found out the hard way that CrowdSource is putting CAPTCHA in their HIT's to identify people who are using scripts, and they are banning these workers. FYI
     
    #1 dryost44, May 18, 2015
  2. heyscotttt

    heyscotttt User

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2014
    Messages:
    3,029
    Likes Received:
    0
    As in unattended scripts to do their hits while you're not there? It's not too hard to see the little box to click to say you're not a robot
     
    #2 heyscotttt, May 19, 2015
  3. Khalinov

    Khalinov User

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2011
    Messages:
    873
    Likes Received:
    0
    You should be grateful that only CrowdSource has banned you and not AMT themselves.

    ref: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/conditionsofuse , section 3b.

    Kindly note the key phrase “to complete the Services”
     
    #3 Khalinov, May 19, 2015
  4. adaaaam

    adaaaam Banned

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2013
    Messages:
    6,861
    Likes Received:
    0
    Geez that's not something to admit to on such a big board...
     
    #4 adaaaam, Jul 7, 2015
  5. LolaBea

    LolaBea New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2015
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    a?

    Wait...what?
     
    #5 LolaBea, Jul 7, 2015
  6. adaaaam

    adaaaam Banned

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2013
    Messages:
    6,861
    Likes Received:
    0
    Related, I was hamming a hit hosted on aws servers yesterday and every 100 or so submissions I got this weird popup that blocks access to the hit frame (dismissible with a click or enter)...

    [​IMG]

    ...I think it's possible that Amazon themselves are following cs' lead (or vice versa)
     
    #6 adaaaam, Jul 8, 2015
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page