Why asks http://ubuntuforums.org me silly questions?

Leo Cacciari leothehobbit at gmail.com
Sun Jul 26 12:33:17 UTC 2009


Il giorno dom, 26/07/2009 alle 08.50 +0200, Siggy Brentrup ha scritto:
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 08:36 +0200, Detlef Lechner wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to search the web site http://ubuntuforums.org, for example for
> > the search term 'Ekiga'. There is an Edit field 'Search' in it. Why do I
> > have to answer a question such as "How many ears does the average human
> > have?" before the search starts?
> 
> > It is a nuisance because it steals my time unnecessarily.
> > Pleas do not not tell me that there are no programs to combat DDoS
> > attacks.
> 
> Probably in an attempt to fight spiders?  Just a guess.
> 
Very probably right, also because there is no such question if you are
registered and logged-in. 


-- 
Leo 
Aliae nationes servitutem pati possunt, populi Romani est propria
libertas.
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