Forum Access Issues & Cloudflare Challenges

Blog Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Todd, Sep 16, 2024.

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  1. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Besides constantly having to prove I'm "Human" (so far, it turns out I am) I keep getting these error/warning windows when I've written two or three paragraphs in a "Conversation", I'll be interrupted with the below - especially annoying, because when I get back to the conversation, everything I've written is gone.


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    #41 jesskidden, Sep 23, 2024
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  2. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Maybe I'm not? :thinking_face: Clicked on "Human" just now and got this:
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    #42 jesskidden, Sep 23, 2024
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  3. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    I just logged in without issue or challenge but got the Cloudfare challenge and the jibberish code twice this time when trying to check my alerts.
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    #43 PapaGoose03, Sep 23, 2024
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  4. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

     
    #44 beergoot, Sep 23, 2024
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  5. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    ...I get the same frequent challenges (including the JSON data after the POST challenge), but only on my Linux box, sometimes multiple times within a minute or two, other times, not for 30 or more minutes...my connection is not behind a firewall or VPN...on my Windows laptop, I usually get one challenge per session, and only get challenged again after rebooting or opening the operating system after it's been put to sleep...
    ...and now, as I'm typing this (on my Linux laptop), it's happened again...

    ...I do find that I can go back to my post (as I'm doing now) by ignoring the challenge and refreshing the page, but when I have to re-post, then I need to copy my edit, hit 'Post Reply', respond to the two challenges, them go back to the post and paste in my final edit and again go through the two challenges...

    ...I am sure this will ultimately be ironed out...
     
    #45 beergoot, Sep 23, 2024
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  6. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    ...to sum up my experience so far:
    • Windows 11 machine (behind Norton firewall and NordVPN) - one challenge per active session at the start of a BA session, no problems after that
    • Ubuntu machine (no firewall or VPN) - multiple Cloudflare and POST challenges with JSON messaging whether surfing the site or even sitting idle on the site
    ...the only other thing to mention is that I generally have three or more BA tabs open at any one time on whatever machine I'm working on as well other web site tabs open, too...

    ...I'll also mention that neither my Windows laptop or desktop are logged into BA at this time, so only one single access from my home LAN...
     
    #46 beergoot, Sep 23, 2024
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  7. TrojanRB

    TrojanRB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,779) Jul 27, 2013 Texas
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I’m just happy it knows I’m human, without me trying to click on a bunch of squares that may or may not contain bicycles.
     
    #47 TrojanRB, Sep 24, 2024
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  8. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    Sorry that some of you are still having issues. Applied a few more adjustments and will continue to do so until resolved. In the meantime, thanks for the feedback.
     
    #48 Todd, Sep 24, 2024
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  9. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    Looks like we were getting too many false positives being applied to some of our most active users. Meaning, Cloudflare was viewing some of you as likely automated due to your level of activity.

    Made some adjustments based on this and will continue to monitor and adjust as needed.
     
    #49 Todd, Sep 24, 2024
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  10. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,857) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Wow - some of us are as active as Bots. That says something...:thinking_face:
     
    #50 cryptichead, Sep 24, 2024
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  11. The_Snow_Bird

    The_Snow_Bird Grand Pooh-Bah (3,557) May 7, 2015 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Says I’ve been blocked while posting a beer photo. First time this has happened to me.
     
    #51 The_Snow_Bird, Sep 24, 2024
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  12. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    I've logged in on my normal three different devices today and no challenges at the login or when checking my alerts. I'm happy. :slight_smile:
     
    #52 PapaGoose03, Sep 24, 2024
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  13. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    ...back on my Ubuntu laptop this afternoon...about 15 minutes in and no challenges whatsoever to this point...multiple tabs open, moderator actions taken...all good...
     
    #53 beergoot, Sep 24, 2024
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  14. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Im currently on WBAYDN, every time i want to reply to a post Cloudflare is verifying that im not a robot. I can do my own post so this only happens with a reply to another post , other than that no problems posting or adding pictures .
     
    #54 gatornation, Sep 25, 2024
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  15. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    Let me know if it happens the next time you post.
     
    #55 Todd, Sep 25, 2024
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  16. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'm somewhat disappointed with all the tech I'm deploying it doesn't think I'm a bot.
     
    #56 chrisjws, Sep 25, 2024
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  17. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    Spent the day applying further adjustments and monitoring. While false positives will always happen, I'm pretty happy where things are now and I'll continue to monitor.

    That said, please continue to drop any issues in this thread and I'll investigate.
     
    #57 Todd, Sep 25, 2024
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