Sorry for the slowness and downtime folks. I tried rebooting it 4-5 times last night. It would be ok for a few minutes before it got swarmed with connections. I turned everything off for guests. It was running pretty well when I went to bed. Then it was not accessible again this morning.

I signed up with Cloudflare and enabled the Under Attack Mode (Show visitors a JavaScript challenge when they visit your site) for now. I also enabled Super Bot Fight Mode (Block AI bots and challenge bots from any source that may carry out attacks like content scraping and credential stuffing using the standard configuration of Super Bot Fight Mode.) I'm still going through the options.

It will be an extra $25 a month, but it will be worth it if it prevents the DDos attacks and greatly improves the speed.

Please let me know if you are having any issues.

Suggestion—— Maybe also post this on chitchat for more eyeballs?

I do like the thread title. Sounds like a super hero movie catchphrase.

One thing that still isn't working is the mail server. I can't connect to it. I don't know if the e-mail notifications are being sent out.

I see the guests are slowly dwindling -- great news.

Let us know if you need help with Cloudflare.

This is a bouncy thread. First on chit chat, then site feedback, now back to chit chat.

Apologies to all the bots out there. Your days are numbered.

Server Load Averages 2.58 2.42 2.31 | 3,720 Users Online (19 members and 3,701 guests)

That's ["bouncy thread"] part of the Cloudflare suite of offerings lol

So far I’ve proudly been found to be human every time.

In regards to what we talking about before, Primetimer also installed Cloudflare today.

When bad things are happening, always follow the money to find the cause. I say Cloudfare is behind all the attacks.

So far I’ve proudly been found to be human every time.

In regards to what we talking about before, Primetimer also installed Cloudflare today.

When bad things are happening, always follow the money to find the cause. I say Cloudfare is behind all the attacks.

I wonder if Dude111 will be able to prove he is human with javascript disabled. I don't know how the challenge system works with older browsers.

Cloudflare is pretty much a necessity these days. I have no idea where all the bots were coming from. I've never seen so many different IP addresses connecting from around the world. The downside is that Cloudflare has an outage, we will go down like the millions of sites who are using them.

The e-mail server should be running again now. Our host was able to fix it. I just got about 400 e-mails from today.

I remember when all the antivirus software programs were the rage. It seems like those software companies had a financial benefit to all of the viruses.

But I AM a robot !!! " It does not compute" " Danger, Danger" !!:crazy::lol::D

Yes Im trying to work with Todd and see if I can get in here directly...

Right now I can only get here thru a proxy... (Which is bizarre Cloudfare allows it)

Speed is OK thru the proxy right now.......

I love you Todd....... Im sorry this is costing you more.... We really need to find out whats wrong with our site!!

I always laugh when they tell me, we're verifying if you are human....this could take a few minutes...LOL

But I AM a robot !!! " It does not compute" " Danger, Danger" !!:crazy::lol::D

:lol:

Yes and Im glad/thankful it doesnt say that when I goto most sites... Thats an annoyance also...

Its sad these bad people have made things so hard for innocent people who dont mean anyone any harm.......

Oh my lord,im back in direct!!!!!!!

THANK YOU TODD...... I LOVE YOU SO MUCH,IM SORRY FOR GETTING UPSET AND ALL!!!

I didnt mean it......... I love you Todd!!!!!!!

One thing that still isn't working is the mail server. I can't connect to it. I don't know if the e-mail notifications are being sent out.

If you sent out an e-mail notification, I didn't get one.
Just thought you should know!

Of course, the real question is ~~ am I Human or AI??

It did asked me to verify that I was human when I logged in ... I must have past ??
:crazy: :lol::lol: :crazy:

Apologies to all the bots out there. Your days are numbered.

Server Load Averages 2.58 2.42 2.31 | 3,720 Users Online (19 members and 3,701 guests)


Careful ~~~ it might soon be become against the LAW.
(See my new thread : POLICE AI CHAT)

Right now I can only get here thru a proxy... (Which is bizarre Cloudfare allows it)

Speed is OK thru the proxy right now.......I thought you always used a proxy.

The only reason I did was because I couldnt get here directly (HTTPS) -- Thankfully Todd helped me so I can get in direct.....

I wonder if Dude111 will be able to prove he is human with javascript disabled. I don't know how the challenge system works with older browsers.Im glad you could help me buddy,I wasnt seeing a challenge,just a blank screen..... (After I enabled scripts)

Im very surprised BUT GRATEFUL Cloudfare allowed that proxy last night.... I didnt think it would! (I briefly used another one last night icecream)

I changed some settings. You should only have to prove you are human once a week. The default was every 30 minutes.

I will probably turn off the Under Attack Mode at some point and just put up the challenges for certain countries. It's still getting heavily hit from Brazil, but most of the requests are being blocked.

If anyone gets blocked, I can try whitelisting the IP address.

43 threats have been stopped. 43% bandwidth has been saved with caching.

Traffic Distribution

Total 599.14k
Likely Automated 23.85k
Likely Human 139.81k
Automated 290.89k
Verified Bot 144.59k

According to the 2025 Bad Bot Report by Imperva (a Thales company) automated traffic has surpassed human activity for the first time in a decade. It now accounts for 51 percent of all web traffic. Meanwhile so-called 'bad bots' account for more than two-thirds of this activity.

Bad Bots on the Rise: Internet Traffic Hits Record Levels | Thales Group (https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/digital-identity-and-security/magazine/bad-bots-rise-internet-traffic-hits-record-levels)

One thing that still isn't working is the mail server. I can't connect to it. I don't know if the e-mail notifications are being sent out.

I just got one today.

Many , many thanks to TJ! This has been a God send! It is running 100 percent better. Thanks again for this upgrade ! :) S.O. is wonderful regardless. It's even fun when it's slow, but this is FANTASTIC! It's running really fast here. In the words ( Kinda like ) of Tony Tiger , " IT'S GREAT ":);):cool:

43 threats have been stopped.I knew the site was being attacked... Todd I am so sorry buddy........

I didn't get an email notification at all.

Many , many thanks to TJ! This has been a God send! It is running 100 percent better. Thanks again for this upgrade ! :) S.O. is wonderful regardless. It's even fun when it's slow, but this is FANTASTIC! It's running really fast here. In the words ( Kinda like ) of Tony Tiger , " IT'S GREAT ":);):cool:

Thank you. It definitely is running much better without all of the bad bots on here. Hopefully it continues this way.

If you sent out an e-mail notification, I didn't get one.
Just thought you should know!

Of course, the real question is ~~ am I Human or AI??

It did asked me to verify that I was human when I logged in ... I must have past ??
:crazy: :lol::lol: :crazy:

I didn't get an email notification at all.

I didn't send out an announcement about Cloudflare being activated. I was talking about the regular e-mail notifications for people who have the option turned on. They should be working again.

Thank you. It definitely is running much better without all of the bad bots on here. Hopefully it continues this way.





I didn't send out an announcement about Cloudflare being activated. I was talking about the regular e-mail notifications for people who have the option turned on. They should be working again.

My bad then. I had misunderstood what you said at first.

Seems to be working. Till they figure out a way around it, of course.

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I dont think they can......... The filter will take care of them!!


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I just got a couple '502 Bad Gateway' errors...........

Must be from Cloudfare as I havent ever seen them before..........

I changed some settings. You should only have to prove you are human once a week. The default was every 30 minutes.
Slowest this site has been in awhile, maybe because of over 1100 guests. Verifying human frequency might need increased, and it has been much longer than a week since I got a verification here. I mentioned TV Tango extreme slowness a few days ago, they later that night started using Cloudflare as well.

Hmm, it is already back to being faster here.

Slowest this site has been in awhile, maybe because of over 1100 guests. Verifying human frequency might need increased, and it has been much longer than a week since I got a verification here. I mentioned TV Tango extreme slowness a few days ago, they later that night started using Cloudflare as well.

I turned off the "Under Attack Mode" human verification for most countries after the first few days. It was blocking the good bots. If it is ever truly under attack, I can turn it back on temporarily.

There's definitely been a surge in unique visitors the past two days. Of the 1,100 guests online now, over 100 are from Google (60,136 allowed requests in the last 24 hours) and Bing (77,987 allowed requests).

These countries have the managed challenges (once per week).

Argentina
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
China
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Mexico
Morocco
North Korea
Netherlands
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Turkey
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam

You can see how much bot traffic was blocked in July.

Thankfully Todd the site is nice and fast for me :)

Its kinda slow right now.... And I notice ppl on CD saying CD is slow also......

The bots are way down in number, compared to yesterday. I haven't noticed any slowness today.

A few times yesterday, it took over 30 seconds to get a page to load.

Yea its strange wirh cloudfare..........

It seems good now :)

Im getting nothing but 522 errors from Cloudfare.

I finally got the site to load going thru a web proxy... (Its fast thru the proxy its just not letting me on direct and Im not sure why)

If I try to goto http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards directly nothing happens then times out...... (Even the portal doesnt load (sitcomsonline.com))


This poor site has all kinds of problems... I am amazed Todd hasnt taken it down!! (Im glad he hasnt believe me)

This 1998 technology! Maybe try an AOL dialup? (Oh rats they took that down!)

No thats not it buddy,otherwise it wouldnt work thru the proxy.....

Cloudfare must have flagged my IP or something because it works fine thru here.....

Last night it was fine going in direct.......


Maybe Todd can clear it..... (Now that we have Cloudfare here I guess we gotta be on our best behaviour Stevie or they will block us (I hope Todd can clear things (Tell Cloudfare I am OK))

Ah man!!


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Alot of strange things going on..... Sometimes I cant see my reply on this thread,I have to reload the page,etc....... That didnt happen before so maybe there is more than a cloudfare issue....

It seems to be pretty much back to how its supposed to be..

I was just worried Todd accidently flagged me or something.. (That would explain using a different IP and getting in fine)

Ah well............ We all love this place right dues??

Cloudflare adds new features all the time. I didn't change any settings. The automatic https rewrites are turned off.

Some pages and images are cached by Cloudflare for faster loading times.

Ya I notice its a little slower......... Is anyone else noticing this??

I dunno why........It was speedy fast for weeks :)


EDIT:

The last few mins has been better..


EDIT2:

Pretty bloody slow again!!!!! (Even thru the proxy)

Whats going on??? :mad:

No slowness at all today..

Right now its good icecream :) (But I just logged in)


EDIT:

ICECREAM: Excellent session honey!!

I had 25 tabs open and the site was fast all thru. (I repliied to about 15)

I hope it continues good!!

No slowness at all today..

Right now there are nearly 1600 bots we're competing with and we're losing.

Well, now it's down to around 1500 and we're doing pretty good. Who'd a thunk it?

It sucks Stevie that its so hard to block all these idiots!!

They know what they are doing IS ILLEGIAL,thats why they keep changng IPs to make it hard to stop them!!

It seems to be a constant battle.

Im sorry I made ya mad the other day buddy..

I really love ya stevie!!

If it seems a little slow at times today, it's because some site has apparently hotlinked to one of the photos in galleries. This photo has been requested over 3.44 million times in the last 24 hours. I temporarily changed the filename.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1077/haw16b.jpg

If it seems a little slow at times today, it's because some site has apparently hotlinked to one of the photos in galleries. This photo has been requested over 3.44 million times in the last 24 hours. I temporarily changed the filename.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1077/haw16b.jpg

Ok, I’ll bite. Who is that?

Ok, I’ll bite. Who is that?

It's James MacArthur who played Detective Danny (Danno) Williams on Hawaii Five-O.

Detective Captain Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) would tell him "Book 'em Danno" when they arrested criminals.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/392657/si/James%20MacArthur

There's a horse named Book'em Danno. I thought some horse racing site linked the photo. I can't figure out where it was linked. It's now been requested over 4.6 million times. Cloudflare started caching it some point.

https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&registry=T&refno=10990059

Someone must really like him!

This is what happened this morning if you were wondering why it was down. Many sites were affected for 2-3 hours.

Hello,

Beginning around 11:20 UTC today, Cloudflare experienced widespread degradation to traffic in our network. We deeply apologize for this disruption. We have published a blog (https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage/) detailing exactly what happened. The majority of the impact was resolved by 14:30 UTC, with all remaining downstream impacted services being fully operational at 17:06 UTC.

In short, this incident occurred due to a latent bug related to a configuration file for our bot management service. There is no evidence of an attack or malicious activity causing the issue.

Bot management detection sits in the critical path for traffic flow. When any request hits our network, the bot management module should load, but due to the bug, the configuration file grew beyond an expected size of entries. This triggered a crash in the software system that handles traffic for a number of Cloudflare's services. Customers experienced HTTP 500 status code errors as many of Cloudflare's services suffered an outage.

The Cloudflare team diagnosed the issue and reverted to an earlier version of the bot detection module configuration that was below the limits. We also modified the core proxy service so it would not fail in this way if limits are reached again.

For a more detailed description and timeline of the incident, and the steps we took to address it, please review our blog.

Sincerely,
Cloudflare Team

I wouldnt think anyone could attack cloudfare but when they say they had a configuration error,I understand that!!

I had some pesky stuff stuck in my temp internet folder that would not delete and it caused me all kinds of problems for a couple days (errors opening alot of programs,etc) until I realised what it was and manually deleted the entire 'Temporary Internet Files" folder!!

I tell ya the smallest thing throws stuff off like crazy!!

Lets all be glad Cloudfares downtime wasnt very long!

I read their blog article. They're a pretty impressive company.

Todd is there an option on cloudfare to allow HTTP for some browsers??

They used to have "No Browser left behind" which was an SSL cert that gave them an earlier encryption if it detected IE6,etc.........

Todd is there an option on cloudfare to allow HTTP for some browsers??

They used to have "No Browser left behind" which was an SSL cert than gave them an earlier encryption if it detected IE6,etc.........

I don't see any "No Browser left behind" option. They used to because it was in the documentation.

Ya they must have figured no one used it I dunno...

Its kinda sad buddy...

What if you make the changes again to our htaccess file? (That allowed IE6 before) just do that and lets see if Cloudfare lets me in HTTP... Im curious....

The server has been running great the last few weeks. I don't want to change anything.

Why can't you just be satisifed with how it is set up now? I have to do what's best for the majority of people visiting the site. That means having all of the http links automatically redirect to https so people don't get the not secure warning messages.

I have to use Cloudflare. The site wouldn't be accessible without it due to the high amount of bots.

Yes I know its sad isnt it buddy??

Yes Im satisfied Todd :)

I’m being Cloudflared to death. Even if I’m already on the site and I click View Today’s Active Threads the verification thing comes on.

I haven't had the managed challenges turned on for the US until the last few days. It runs much faster with them turned on, but there are some downsides like it blocks hotlinking so I can't see any images on the blog preview. I don't want to annoy anyone with them.

Events last 24 hours for the US:

Issued 572.38k
Solved 1.57k

All of the automated traffic is being blocked. There's less than 300 members and guests online compared to the usual 1,000-2,000. Only Google and Bing are allowed to crawl the site.

You shouldn't see the managed challenges more than once per week. What kind of challenge are you seeing? Maybe I can try whitelisting your IP address if you have a static one.

This thing keeps happening, even after I’m here and logged in.


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Does it ever show a check mark? It seems to be not saving it for you for some reason. What browser are you using? Maybe try clearing the cookies and temporary internet files.

Does it ever show a check mark? It seems to be not saving it for you for some reason. What browser are you using? Maybe try clearing the cookies and temporary internet files.

No check mark. Using Safari. Clearing didn’t help.

I guess I’ll survive…..

I don't know if you changed anything. It shows 2 different IP addresses for you in this thread. I tried whitelisting both of them.

184.152.xx.xxx
2603:7001:FB00...

I also use Safari, but I'm hardly ever being challenged. I do need to put in the checkmark when challenged though.

It has been running noticeably better this week.

I don't know if you changed anything. It shows 2 different IP addresses for you in this thread. I tried whitelisting both of them.

184.152.xx.xxx
2603:7001:FB00...

I see 2 different IP addresses also, but I don’t know if that’s normal or what it means. But the whitelisting thing seems to have helped, although I also don’t know what that means either.


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Whitelisting your IP addresses should allow you to bypass the managed challenges.

AI Overview

Cloudflare Managed Challenges in Safari often stem from high-risk IP addresses, aggressive ad-blockers, or VPN usage, causing "challenge loops" (e.g., verifying you're human repeatedly). To resolve, disable extensions (e.g., AdGuard, uBlock), turn off VPNs, or clear Safari cookies/cache. Cloudflare now uses Private Access Tokens in Safari to bypass CAPTCHAs.

Common Causes and Solutions for Safari:

Extensions & Ad Blockers: Privacy-focused extensions (e.g., script blockers) hinder Cloudflare’s validation scripts, triggering repeated challenges. Action: Disable extensions temporarily.

VPN/Proxy Usage: IP addresses from public VPNs often carry high threat scores, causing Cloudflare to block or challenge the connection.

VPN Use: If using iCloud Private Relay, it may sometimes cause issues, but generally supports Private Access Tokens, allowing you to bypass challenges.

Browser Automation & Tools: Using tools like Selenium or browser developer tools can mimic bot behavior. Action: Disable device emulation in Safari tools.

Challenge Loops: If the page loops, try clearing browser cookies and cache, or switch networks.

For site owners, changing WAF rules from "Legacy CAPTCHA" to "Managed Challenge" improves user experience, as it allows Apple/Safari users to pass via Private Access Tokens without interaction.

Issue with Safari & Managed Challenge (https://community.cloudflare.com/t/issue-with-safari-managed-challenge/877278)

I left, came back, and it’s doing it again. I never logged out.

Maybe the site’s trying to get rid of me :shrug:

I created a new custom skip rule for your IP addresses. I placed it before the custom USA rule. The rules probably need to be in a certain order for them to work.

I created a new custom skip rule for your IP addresses. I placed it before the custom USA rule. The rules probably need to be in a certain order for them to work.

It’s still doing it nonstop on Safari on the iPad and iPhone. On the PC with the Edge browser it seemed okay.

It looks like your IP address keeps changing. If you had one static IP address or could keep the numerical one, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

2603:7001:FB00:49EC:0:590E:CE96:2B44
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:38D1:57C3:2C95:2EFF
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:3DED:DDBB:E581:89F5

It looks like your IP address keeps changing. If you had one static IP address or could keep the numerical one, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

2603:7001:FB00:49EC:0:590E:CE96:2B44
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:38D1:57C3:2C95:2EFF
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:3DED:DDBB:E581:89F5

Why does it keep changing? Everything was working normal till yesterday.

I’ve been mindlessly clicking View Today’s Active Threads for a few minutes just to check, and it stopped doing it again for now.

Why does it keep changing? Everything was working normal till yesterday.

The managed challenges have been running for a few days. I don't know if anything was changed on your phone yesterday.

Do you have a static/permanent IP address? I assume you are using your home Wi-Fi service.

AI Overview

To keep the same IP address in Safari and prevent it from constantly changing or being hidden, you need to disable Apple's privacy features that mask your IP, specifically iCloud Private Relay and "Hide IP Address" settings.

Here are the methods to keep your IP address consistent, ranked by effectiveness:

1. Disable iCloud Private Relay (Most Effective)
If you have iCloud+, Private Relay acts as a VPN, constantly changing your IP address.
On iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Private Relay and turn it off.
On Mac: Go to System Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Private Relay and turn it off.

2. Turn Off "Hide IP Address" in Safari
This prevents Safari from hiding your IP from known trackers, which can cause erratic IP behavior.
On iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings > Apps > Safari. Under Privacy & Security, tap Hide IP Address and select Off.
On Mac: Open Safari > Settings > Privacy. Uncheck "Hide IP address from trackers".

3. Allow IP Address for Specific Sites
If you want to keep privacy features on generally, but need a consistent IP for one specific site:
Open the website in Safari on iPhone.
Tap the "Aa" or Page Settings icon on the left side of the address bar.
Tap Show IP Address.
This allows that specific site to see your real, consistent IP.

4. Turn Off "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking"
Sometimes, restricting trackers forces Safari to use generic IP addresses.
On iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings > Apps > Safari and turn off Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.

5. Disable VPNs
If you use a third-party VPN, it will constantly change your IP. Turn off any active VPN apps to maintain a consistent IP from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Important Note on Dynamic IPs
Even with these settings off, your ISP usually assigns a dynamic IP address, which means your router's IP will still change periodically (e.g., when you restart your router), regardless of Safari settings. To keep the same IP permanently, you would need to purchase a static IP from your ISP.

iOS and Mac OS had a security patch that ran recently. Like within the last two days. 26.3.1 (a).

From AI:

MacOS 26.3.1 (a) is a version of Apple's operating system that includes important security updates and bug fixes. It specifically addresses a vulnerability in WebKit that could allow malicious web content to bypass security measures.

iOS probably says the same thing.

The managed challenges have been running for a few days. I don't know if anything was changed on your phone yesterday.

Do you have a static/permanent IP address? I assume you are using your home Wi-Fi service.

It’s going smooth right now but to answer the questions, I made no changes, and yes, just the one Spectrum internet account. (Well that and the T-Mobile data for when I’m out)


iOS and Mac OS had a security patch that ran recently. Like within the last two days. 26.3.1 (a).

From AI:

MacOS 26.3.1 (a) is a version of Apple's operating system that includes important security updates and bug fixes. It specifically addresses a vulnerability in WebKit that could allow malicious web content to bypass security measures.

iOS probably says the same thing.

I had already updated to that (iPadOS 26.3.1(a) ) but the problem here was still occurring.

I’m being Cloudflared to death. Even if I’m already on the site and I click View Today’s Active Threads the verification thing comes on.Im sorry your having problems buddy...I see Todd tried to add your IP to the allow list on cloudfare..

I hope it gets better for ya :)

It was okay for a while late last night but it’s back now. It’s starting to annoy me. I tried it on the phone with both WiFi and then turning it off and using the 5G and it happened both times. The common denominator seems to be Safari.

But please don’t ask me to switch browsers because I don’t want to do that.

You are doing many searches. I wonder if you are being flagged as a suspicious user. You are getting by the challenges. It's just not saving them because your IP address is changing. Are you able to change it to a IPv4 address?

I asked ChatGPT for help. It suggested I add the whole range.

2603:7001:fb00:49ec::/64

https://chatgpt.com/share/69bec06d-926c-800c-907f-9c67022af36e

Here are some other things you can try if it doesn't work.

Challenge solve issues (https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-challenges/troubleshooting/challenge-solve-issues/)

Detection errors: If Turnstile suspects bot-like behavior, you may encounter repeated Challenges for verification.

The high volume of searches could be leading to repeated Challenges for verification.

You are doing many searches. I wonder if you are being flagged as a suspicious user. You are getting by the challenges. It's just not saving them because your IP address is changing. Are you able to change it to a IPv4 address?

I asked ChatGPT for help. It suggested I add the whole range.

2603:7001:fb00:49ec::/64

https://chatgpt.com/share/69bec06d-926c-800c-907f-9c67022af36e

Here are some other things you can try if it doesn't work.

Challenge solve issues (https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-challenges/troubleshooting/challenge-solve-issues/)

Detection errors: If Turnstile suspects bot-like behavior, you may encounter repeated Challenges for verification.

The high volume of searches could be leading to repeated Challenges for verification.

It's cute that you think I understand any of that.

I don't feel I'm doing any more or less searching then usual.

I'm on the PC for this so everything's ok.


>>>Are you able to change it to a IPv4 address?<<<

I thought I had one :confused:

https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=333018

I’m back on the iPad, where it’s currently working. Here’s some of the things settings says

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I would turn off the Limit IP Address Tracking option if it's still not working to see if it helps. I don't know what else I can do or suggest. Do you see repeated challenges on any other sites using Cloudflare?

I dont think that has anything to do with it buddy :(

I would turn off the Limit IP Address Tracking option if it's still not working to see if it helps. I don't know what else I can do or suggest. Do you see repeated challenges on any other sites using Cloudflare?

So far this afternoon I’ve twice done stuff here with no problems and I haven’t made any changes.

Cloudflare doesn’t come up at any other board I read although I don’t know if they use it behind the scenes. I know Primetimer had adopted it around the same time you did but it doesn’t pop up there for me anymore.

Maybe your whitewashing finally kicked in?

I hope so :)

It hasnt on the site I told you about Opus (It is still Denying that IP and he said he DID add it so I dont know why it wont allow it)

If ya wanna test it Opus.. WHT uses cloudfare also

www.webhostingtalk.com (VBB (VB4 to be exact))


See if you can get there :)

https://yarn.co also uses Cloudflare. Their embedded gifs don't display because the managed challenges block hotlinking. I was able to allow hotlinking with the help of ChatGPT. I had to create a custom rule.

https://y.yarn.co/9d088c27-ab12-40a6-9f75-2624e698a5b1_text.gif

Adding your entire IP range seems to have done the trick. You are getting a new IP address at least every few hours for some reason. Maybe Cloudflare thinks you are a new user because of the amount of searches.

You are getting a new IP address at least every few hours for some reason.

ChatGTP says that’s normal—

Q: Why do I keep getting a new ip address?

A: That’s actually pretty normal—most people don’t have a permanently fixed IP address. Here are the main reasons yours keeps changing:


(I won’t bother listing the tech reasons it gave. You can go check on your own if you want)

When I goto yarn.co with the same proxy I use to come here I get

"Sorry, you have been blocked"

If I come here with the same site I gave you Todd I get the same thing I get if I try to come here....... (Even though you tried to add it to the allow list)

I just read today my friend Skip who owns hipforums is getting these attacks now also....... Its very sad........ 40,000 on the other day I guess......

Read this todd,its very sad..

www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/527057

Based on Opus' suggestion, I did some reading about it. I never really thought about it, but your IP address would have to change if you took your laptop/tablet/phone to another location, using a different Wi-Fi--for the reason that different internet providers are probably assigned different banks of IP addresses. Cloudflare would somehow have to account for that kind of thing.

Its incredible the last few days the attacks are insane on many sites!

Paul had over 70,000 Guests the other day so he lowered the limit of blocking guests seeing things...... Now it almost says it all the time for guests (Wont let them view)

My friend Skip on hipforums is now being hit hard.......

This seems like purposefull attacks!!!!! -- Like someone is doing it on purpose!!


EDIT:

Skip said this today on hipforums

Yup, they're definitely attacking us today, I've seen the evidence now. I feel aweful :(

ChatGTP says that’s normal—

Q: Why do I keep getting a new ip address?

A: That’s actually pretty normal—most people don’t have a permanently fixed IP address. Here are the main reasons yours keeps changing:


(I won’t bother listing the tech reasons it gave. You can go check on your own if you want)

I've had the same IP address with Comcast/Xfinity since at least December 2024. I think it would be unusual to get a new IP address every few hours. I guess it depends on the ISP.

I would be curious if you get the repeated challenges on any other sites such as https://www.webhostingtalk.com or https://yarn.co/ . These sites probably have the managed challenges set to daily or maybe hourly. I'm guessing you were just being flagged as suspicious by Cloudflare because of the high volume of searches.

Its incredible the last few days the attacks are insane on many sites!

Paul had over 70,000 Guests the other day so he lowered the limit of blocking guests seeing things...... Now it almost says it all the time for guests (Wont let them view)

My friend Skip on hipforums is now being hit hard.......

This seems like purposefull attacks!!!!! -- Like someone is doing it on purpose!!


EDIT:

Skip said this today on hipforums

I feel aweful :(

The bots and AI training crawlers/scrapers are taking over the web! Paul and Skip should be using Cloudflare if they aren't already. I didn't get any challenges on their forums.

AI Overview

As of early 2026, bots account for 51% to 52% of all global web traffic. This marks a significant milestone where automated, non-human activity has officially surpassed human internet usage.

This surge is primarily driven by the rapid growth of generative AI, data scraping, and automated agents, according to the 2025 Imperva Bad Bot Report and 2026 AI Bot Impact Reports.

Key Data on Bot Traffic (2026):
Total Bot Traffic: 51-52% of global traffic.
Bad Bots: 37% of total traffic, used for scraping, fraud, and credential stuffing.
Good Bots: 14% of traffic (search engine crawlers, monitoring tools).
AI Crawler Growth: Dedicated AI training crawlers now make up 45.4% of all AI bot traffic as of Feb 2026, surpassing mixed-purpose bots.

Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/online-bot-traffic-will-exceed-human-traffic-by-2027-cloudflare-ceo-says/)

Yea its all very sad Todd :(

Its getting harder to have fun out here.........

Firstly, no sign of Cloudflare here for me since Saturday morning (If it just checked the first time I came in that would be normal fine. It was when it checked every time I clicked something while here it got annoying.

I would be curious if you get the repeated challenges on any other sites such as https://www.webhostingtalk.com or https://yarn.co/ . These sites probably have the managed challenges set to daily or maybe hourly. I'm guessing you were just being flagged as suspicious by Cloudflare because of the high volume of searches.


I just clicked on both of them and went straight through, no sign of Cloudflare.

I've had the same IP address with Comcast/Xfinity since at least December 2024. I think it would be unusual to get a new IP address every few hours. I guess it depends on the ISP.

You’re gonna have to take that argument up with ChatGTP. It’s the one who said it :shrug:

I guess I’ll hesitantly say whatever was happening is gone. I haven’t changed anything, either settings-wise or search-wise, so either it was something TJ fixed or it vanished as mysteriously as it began.

Im glad its ok now Opus,we dont wanna lose you honey!!

Does anyone think Cloudflare's verification process is too slow? I received the below message. I've never experienced a 90 second wait time on here or any other site which uses them. It's normally about 5 seconds or less. It should be automatic depending on the browser you are using. Anyone getting the challenges more than once per week is either having their IP address change or they are being flagged as suspicious.

I think the initial wait and pain of a 5-10 second delay to filter out the many bots is worth it if it runs faster overall for everyone. I can see it's getting more page views since I started verifiying everyone from the US.

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Your new Cloudfair verification process is too slow. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just sits there. It's not only you, other sites also have this problem. Can you find another "verification" company or process? 90 seconds is about as fast as it can verify (when it works properly)

Does anyone think Cloudflare's verification process is too slow? No. I received the below message. I've never experienced a 90 second wait time on here or any other site which uses them. It's normally about 5 seconds or less. Correct--it did that 90 second thing only once recently. They were probably having a problem. It should be automatic depending on the browser you are using. It is--I'm rarely challenged. Anyone getting the challenges more than once per week is either having their IP address change or they are being flagged as suspicious.

I think the initial wait and pain of a 5-10 second delay to filter out the many bots is worth it if it runs faster overall for everyone. Agree. I can see it's getting more page views since I started verifiying everyone from the US.

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Your new Cloudfair verification process is too slow. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just sits there. It's not only you, other sites also have this problem. Can you find another "verification" company or process? 90 seconds is about as fast as it can verify (when it works properly)

It sad people need stuff like this,it just makes it harder to connect and all.......

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Give TODD your IP buddy and he will add it to cloudfares allow list :)

What page were you viewing or what were you doing at the time? I've never seen that message before.

The only IP addresses which are denied access are bots.

I hope its just a temp issue...