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Website issues 4/29?

wh1p3dm34t

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no clue, all have mac version thats sure



 

Ca++

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I've always logged on here through Tor, and a couple of days ago it started saying
"

Verifying you are human. This may take a few seconds.​


icmag.com needs to review the security of your connection before proceeding."

and just hangs there.

VG
I have started to see this, after a period of inactivity. No fixed timescale, but many hours, if at all. It's not hanging on that page though.

I also use an onion network, not just a single vpn.

This reply has taken ages, as I couldn't get to page 3. Not until I refreshed page 2, which took 30 seconds. Then page 3 was easy to load.
I have not had time to load a picture heavy post for a while. A few will load slowly, then it just stops trying. I myself, just don't have time to wait for the uncertain outcome. It's become normal to multitask, where I have something to watch while pages load. Being here is starting to test my sanity. It's somewhat better logged out. Mostly it's third party sites doing this. Loading things like our smiley set every page, as my PC isn't open to 3rd party storage. It's the same few, every time.
 

Prawn Connery

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This couldn't happen at a worse time really - I'm about an hour or two away from corrective surgery - I had a pacemaker fitted a coupla weeks ago - and they screwed up and left a wire in the heart in the wrong place - so now - today - I'm due to have it fixed - sitting here on a hospital bed in a smock - all prepped up for surgery -
Hope you're feeling better mate. We're not getting any younger!
 

Cvh

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Both the forum speed and the security has been increased. For example Cloudfare protection was added for increased security.

If you get a message that you got ip blocked then that's probably because the VPN you're using has been blacklisted by the Cloudfare service. Best is then to switch to other VPN options.

The message about 'verify you're human' could also popup randomly. This is a protection against (spam)bots.

Cheers
 

troutman

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Both the forum speed and the security has been increased. For example Cloudfare protection was added for increased security.

If you get a message that you got ip blocked then that's probably because the VPN you're using has been blacklisted by the Cloudfare service. Best is then to switch to other VPN options.

The message about 'verify you're human' could also popup randomly. This is a protection against (spam)bots.

Cheers

:mad:

I had to go visit somebody 20km away just to log in now.
This Human verification bullshit makes me think Israel took over.
Every time somebody does an update on this website things go to Hell.
If I can't log in from Home soon I may just say GoodBye.
 

Cvh

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Sorry guys but the increase in security was necessary. Try to find a way please all and bear with us. Please be understanding as to why this is all necessary.
 

CharlesU Farley

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Sorry guys but the increase in security was necessary. Try to find a way please all and bear with us. Please be understanding as to why this is all necessary.
Security issues should be priority number one and the fact that it was increased it makes me feel _better_, even if people on VPNs are having a problem. Performance has been outstanding since the change!!

Hopefully, the new update will also automatically strip out GPS data from photos, for those who don't remove it before they post here on ICM.
 

CocoNut 420

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Security issues should be priority number one and the fact that it was increased it makes me feel _better_, even if people on VPNs are having a problem. Performance has been outstanding since the change!!

Hopefully, the new update will also automatically strip out GPS data from photos, for those who don't remove it before they post here on ICM.
That's something I've had slight concerns about, idk how to remove meta data from pics but I've GPS tagging turned off.
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Iirc you're computer savvy, if you wanted could you glean info from the pic I've posted?

Cheers
 

CharlesU Farley

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(y) That's something I've had slight concerns about, idk how to remove meta data from pics but I've GPS tagging turned off.
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Iirc you're computer savvy, if you wanted could you glean info from the pic I've posted?

Cheers
Absolutely nothing! As long as people turn off the GPS/Location function, there's not going to be any problem but some people forget to do that.

It'd be great that if there was GPS data, that it could be automatically stripped out when it's uploaded here, but I think that's a difficult/complicated process on the XenForo platform.
 

mr.brunch

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Absolutely nothing! As long as people turn off the GPS/Location function, there's not going to be any problem but some people forget to do that.

It'd be great that if there was GPS data, that it could be automatically stripped out when it's uploaded here, but I think that's a difficult/complicated process on the XenForo platform.
**rushes off to check location settings- phew it’s off***
 

Chills

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Has anyone found this site to be anything other than slow since the op?

Half the time I look in here I can barely load a page in a reasonable time or even liking a post takes time to load.
It's good usable between 7 am and 6 pm. Other timeframes are still quite unuseable for me too (central Europe time).
It seems as soon as the US traffic goes up my connection goes back to 1998...
 

DARKSIDER

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It's good usable between 7 am and 6 pm. Other timeframes are still quite unuseable for me too (central Europe time).
It seems as soon as the US traffic goes up my connection goes back to 1998...
Dont worry to much its happening at my end to, Has been for about 3 days intermitent slow pages takes forever and a day to load at times and my broadband is double the speed i was on a week or 2 ago but still hit and miss sometimes logging in :whistling:
:thinking::Bolt:Dont worry so much it will get there sooner or later.🙏
 

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