Frequent access problems: “Oops! We ran into some problems"

[Chazmo]

Hi folks,

I see the following frequently. On another forum, it was noted that A.I. bots (or should I just say A.I.s) were putting a tremendous load on that forum. I wonder if the same is happening here? I was just wondering if I was alone in seeing this (could be a networking problem for me)...

 

[Chazmo]

I don’t mind that door. That’s ok.

CloudFlare is annoying because it delays your access by a few seconds. But, as an active user on EBR, I’d rather have that than lose access completely for many minutes at a time.

There may be other way to fend off the AIs with forum software, but I understand it’s trickier than just prohibiting the normal “bots” like Google etc that are easy to identify (if you’re forum software that is).

 

[Roamers]

Disclaimer: I am not a robot.

That's what a robot would say.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Could be worse. Other sites have been down for days. Brutal

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Wouldn't it be nice if someone from the forum would comment on this?

TT

 

[scrambler]

I sent a message to the forum, but no answer so far.
The only thing that works for me is patience. I leave the page opened, and eventually the message will go away (but sometimes comeback)

 

[Biplaneguy]

Requiring human approval of new members, and restricting new members from posting links, goes a long way towards reducing spam on other forums where I'm a member or moderator.

 

[Art Deco]

Requiring human approval of new members, and restricting new members from posting links, goes a long way towards reducing spam on other forums where I'm a member or moderator.

Both methods were standard @ EBR before it changed management. It's still Electric Bike Review ... sort of.

 

[Art Deco]

Requiring human approval of new members, and restricting new members from posting links, goes a long way towards reducing spam on other forums where I'm a member or moderator.

Both methods were standard @ EBR before it changed management. It's still Electric Bike Review ... sort of.

 

[Art Deco]

Requiring human approval of new members, and restricting new members from posting links, goes a long way towards reducing spam on other forums where I'm a member or moderator.

Both methods were standard @ EBR before it changed management. It's still Electric Bike Review ... sort of.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

It becomes the most annoying...

 

[stompandgo]

The new management is unresponsive. They show up to add more reviews for click cash but do not answer their PM's. All I asked for was a Pinarello subforum. Should take about 2 minutes to create. Nothing. And I suspect, never.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Maybe best if we all gave less of a fl*ock about this and went for a ride. . .