Thank you for the kind information.
We have changed the captcha to recaptcha as we thought it was a better solution against bots.
I also do understand that reCaptcha gets increasingly and perhaps ridiculously illegible after some time of repeatedly solving it..
After much thoughts, I've decided to change it back to solvemedia but this means we will have to watch on the bot patterns more aggressively. (Exhausting and never-ending battle!)
Anyways thanks for considering to put our faucet on the top list for your awesome upcoming website/project. Good luck.
You should really check out funCaptcha. They are using some behind-the-scene stuff to combat bots, and the several major faucet admins I've spoken with say that it hasn't just minimized their bot traffic, but it has ELIMINATED it. Go check out their website, and search for "funCaptcha" here on BitcoinTalk to see what other members are saying about them. I think they are the most underutilized and underrated internet service company at the moment. Maybe give them a shot and then monitor your traffic to see the changes for yourself? You may have just as good of luck as the other faucet admins!
Here's what Matt (funCaptcha staff) had to say about funCaptcha:
Also, to anyone who thinks they can stop these botters.. it is not possible.
Anything a human can do, a computer can do.
A script can be written to recognize images or patterns in any fashion and solve captchas.
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Only thing I can say is, bots aren't going away unfortunately. :/
We'll all just have to adapt as best we can to prevent being scammed.
Don't give up hope NightHavoc! We are the only company in the world totally dedicated to stopping bots with a CAPTCHA that really works and does not totally annoy its users. Look for "FunCaptcha" in this thread and all over the web for testimonials about how we are really stopping the problem.
We know it's an endless war and we are always staying ahead of the bots.. let us know how we are doing. We can adjust FC to various security levels to trade off ease of use vs. security.