CAPTCHA on site?

Help Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by MrOH, Aug 13, 2020.

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  1. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I didn't see this mentioned elsewhere, but I was asked to do a capcha to get onto the site just now. Is this a new thing?
     
  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    It's not new. My guess is that it was issued by Cloudflare, which detects unusual activity and may challenge users to ensure that they're not a bot. And the criteria used to trigger the challenge are many.
     
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  3. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    Cool thanks. I just wanted to make sure that this was something that I may expect, and not something that I should worry about. Today is the first time it has happened.
     
  4. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Could've been a glitch, too. Do a screen grab if it happens again.
     
  5. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I'll try. Thanks.
     
  6. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    Keeps happening on the work computer (I've been off the clock a couple hours now). If it happens at home I'll let y'all know.
     
  7. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    Might be something in your work's network settings (no cookies, etc). I have to use a VPN on my phone or mobile data at work because my employer uses a blacklist which completely blocks BA, as well as most every other alcohol or shopping site.
     
  8. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    New or not I support capcha because who else doesn't want to make sure only humans are on this site and it helps to reduce spam and other security issues. I use them on on my websites.
     
  9. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    Not happening today, so who knows what was up?
     
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