Getting blocked by Cloudflare
Apr 20, 2026 | 7:28 am
#78
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
Programs: CO, NW, & UA forum moderator emeritus. Eurobonus Millionaire
Posts: 38,641
cked by Cloudflare. That's frustrating too.
Apr 20, 2026 | 8:51 am
#79
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
Made a long post today - when I clicked on "Post Reply" I was redirected back to the cloudflare page. after that my post was gone. I could not retreive it with browser-back. That's really .......
I can understand that the page must be protected against bot attacks - BUT other pages do it much better - AND when I am logged in as long standing member with almost 6000 posts I should not bee required to proove every 10 minutes that I am a human with content going to the trash when posting.
I can understand that the page must be protected against bot attacks - BUT other pages do it much better - AND when I am logged in as long standing member with almost 6000 posts I should not bee required to proove every 10 minutes that I am a human with content going to the trash when posting.
Cloudflare is the fix to keep the site working at all.
Apr 20, 2026 | 8:55 am
#80
Moderator: Hyatt, American Express; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, AA EXP, UA Silver, Hyatt Glob, Mlife Noir (=> Marriott Amb), invol FT beta tester
Posts: 21,633
Apr 21, 2026 | 2:19 am
#81
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Programs: QF Plat (OWE), VA Plat, LH*G
Posts: 987
Apr 21, 2026 | 6:25 am
#82
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .60 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 17,987
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are part of the U.S. 
Apr 21, 2026 | 7:43 am
#83
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: London (née Melbourne)
Programs: Qantas Platinum (Oneworld Emerald)
Posts: 1,349
Apr 21, 2026 | 9:57 am
#85
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
Apr 21, 2026 | 12:52 pm
#86
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
Programs: CO, NW, & UA forum moderator emeritus. Eurobonus Millionaire
Posts: 38,641
Even if it could tell whether a user were logged in, recall that logged-in users used to regularly go on posting sprees. Being logged in is no guarantee of pr
per behaviour or that the user is not a bot of some kind.
per behaviour or that the user is not a bot of some kind.
Apr 21, 2026 | 12:59 pm
#88
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike.. but I wanna go home with the armadillo
Programs: CO, NW, & UA forum moderator emeritus. Eurobonus Millionaire
Posts: 38,641
cks many/most public VPNs.
Apr 22, 2026 | 7:30 pm
#89
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,343
I mostly read FT by clicking on a link in an email notification. If it's been a day since my last visit, Cloudflare recently will always do a check. Sometimes it'll just go through after wasting some time. Sometimes it'll demand I click a check box. It's so silly and random. (I'm logged in and on a static IP.)