I think DW is having a breakdown

[wiseheart]

I've promised badly_knitted to post the daily check-in to the get_knittedDW comm. I just managed to do so, but I don't know if I'll be able to do so in the future, though, as DW demands from me to confirm that I'm human, and when I've solved their stupid puzzle, instead of letting me in they present another such puzzle, and another one and another one. And I can't comment anymore, either, or navigate the site or even look at my own inbox.

I'm not sure what's wrong, aside from their moving to a new provider or whatever, in which case I hope things will be righted, soon.

Also, FF.Net's secure connection checks are getting more overdone with each passing day. I've tried 4 times to get through their "Are You Human" Captcha check today... and failed. I'm just about to give up on the stupid site!

Comments

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

What a pain those "Are you human" photos are. I'm not very good at them and get forced into doing several, like you, but eventually I get in.

I've been meaning to import several months' worth of the comm mfuwss to DW, and I expect I will have to try it several times before getting it to work!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

FF.Net's secure connection checks are getting worse, too.

[artemis10002000]

Yeah, everybody seems to be having these problems, hopefully it should be all better by next week when the move is over

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

God, I hope so!

[meathiel]

I didn't/don't have any problems with DW.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Lucky you!

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

That sounds very frustrating. I would leave it a couple of days and try again. I have one or two downloading sites that go through that issue every so often and I find it resolves itself with time. I wonder if it's a problem with your anti-virus program trying to keep you too safe.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

FF.Net seems to be in a twist, too. Now it insists that I'm not logged in, but allows me to access my account — so just how well those improved security measures of theirs do work?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I don't seem to have a problem with DW — I think I may simply remain logged in as I haven't closed that particular tab for three or four days. I will make a point of not closing it!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I was logged in, all the time, and so was badly_knitted, whose own comm it is! Now it seems to be over — and FF.Net is acting up for some variety in my life. *grrr*

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I hate those are you human things, I usually can't get them to work at all.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me neither. I just don't see the dratted hidden... thingies in the picture. Old eyes and all that.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

DW has just made a post saying that the catchpa and other such problems are the result of a migration of their service provider. They are working to resolve them.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That explains it. Now if only we knew what's wrong with FF.Net...

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I must not be human, I always fail captcha. Those things are so annoying, makes you feel so out of control. With all else that is going on in the world, stupid stuff like that is the last you want to deal with.

Talk about frustration: I recently spent days trying to log on to the Social Security website to apply for my retirement benefits. The site suggested I log-in through another site that would let me log in to multiple government sites using one Userid and password.

For security (supposedly, my security), the site asked that I download an id with a picture, such as my driver's license, to prove I am who I say I am. So, I took a picture of my license with my phone camera and uploaded it to the site. The site refused to accept the image, saying it was too blurry - WTF? So, I tried scanning the image and uploading it. Again, it refused to accept the picture because it was blurry - @#$)^%! This went on and on with the same result.

The image is blurry, yes, but that is the fault of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, who took the original photograph! Not much I can do about that.

I ended up having to visit the local Social Security Administration office in person to show them my ID and prove my true identity. That took almost all day, as I had to stand in line to get into the building and then once I was let in, stand in another line to see an agent. Once I proved who I was, the process accelerated and my application was quickly approved.

Sorry for the rant, stupid things like that seem to happen all the time, at least where anything having to do with the government is involved. So yeah, I understand how you are feeling - sometimes you wonder why you make the effort.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I certainly feel your pain!