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I think it is a right step forward. My nickname here is pedro. It refers to my affinity for latin america. And it is also linked to me as an enthusiast photo amateur. Once you want me to change it into "Peter Hauri Enthusiast Photo Amateur", just mail me ;D Oh, as long as I keep my posting credits, though... 8)

The type of weird user ID's the spammers use are like "#nbhiortn[hysqwuiolv]" Actual ID


No problem with a ID like Pedro, we have contacted only one member and changed their display name for them, since it was a web site .com name intended perhaps to boost their google ratings? We do let people link to their web site in their signature. This is what many spammers try to do, so we watch for that.

Email addresses like [email protected] are a dead giveaway. Even more obvious emails are from [email protected] or [email protected] or

[email protected] We can block domains that are big offenders, which is why 98% use gmail. Users can go to their profile and change their display name without affecting their user id. This is simple and easy to do.

 

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I mean, I never bought or used Nikon. So what do I know of the colour of the lens?

That should give you a gold plated approval already ... Stop messing about with those captchas. ;D

The captchas are cool. It is these darned trick questions that get me...

So if asked "what is 2 and 2" the best answer is "it depends" (and that works for most questions too - try it out - you would be surprised...)

So is this an arithmetic question, is it a binary logic question, or is it just messing with your mind? I can elaborate - the answers are:
A. 4
B. 2
C. 22

See, It is hard to answer such questions...

Damn ... I've been trying to explain to the shareholders that the answer is 5 and that is not even listed as an option

Hmmm 5
Simple. Obviously you are not an engineer. You are an economist. So we need to add inflation. I'd say that is option D. 5 = (4+4) + 20%...