POWBlock

[DunkmasterKyouko]

Is this new? I never saw this before but all of a sudden every pageload is getting a bot check. Even worse, more than half the time it doesn't actually work properly, so the page fails the load and gets stuck with part of the ui loaded and no pages loading until I refresh and then get a bot check. I had to try to load the next chapter of a manga five times before it actually successfully got there instead of failing to load and then going back to the previous chapter after the bot check. Also I had to try multiple times to post this thread because it kept running into an error which I can only assume was another failed bot check attempt.

 

[Samhill]

Agreed, though I get the feeling the staff member heading this project up is primarily trying to work out what's still playing into the problem 'edge cases' at this point, so personally I'm going to cut them some slack. YMMV.

It does appear there are some extensions/add-ons that are causing issues in Firefox (and possibly other browsers), so for anyone who's still having problems, check to see what you have enabled. It may help to turn all extensions off, confirm the check works as expected in a 'stock' configuration, and then bring the extensions back in one at a time to identify the conflicting extension.

People can try Firefox Troubleshoot Mode.

https://mzl.la/3vUhzHB

 

[shinya78]

Under Unbuntu/Mint it's

inxi -i

From my machine I get:

inxi -i
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 driver: iwlwifi
  IF: [redacted] state: up mac: [redacted]
  IP v4: [redacted] type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: [redacted] type: noprefixroute scope: link
  WAN IP: [redacted]

Minus all of the redacted of course. The WAN IP is my external IP address and the IPv4 is my router address. I don't know what IF is, but I redacted it out of caution.

Not gonna lie, inxi completely slipped my mind...

If memory serves, IF is just the interface, which in your case would be wlp#s0 or something.

 

[Manko-sensei]

1. You need cookies enabled.

Kindly tell them to get roasted.

 

[Greenfrost]

So, what fixed it for me was closing and restarting my browser. At least on Chrome. I haven't tried it on Safari, or Firefox. I hope when I turn off my computer and turn it back on, the whole thing doesn't start again.

 

[shwiftyshfifty]

Information shouldn't be locked away somewhere else.

Maybe they should have a Notice section on the home page people can check out. >_>

 

[Mangamoz]

Summary of where we're at now, with a couple updates from what I've seen on the Discord this morning (US time):

1. You need cookies enabled. The one in use for this specific utility is 'MD-Edge-ID'. If you don't have cookies enabled, expect weirdness. If you clear browser data every time you close the browser, expect to see this every time you start your browser.

2. Each browser on each device needs its copy of the cookie, so if you use two different browsers to get to MD on your desktop and also access MD on your phone, that's three places to see this.

3. Dynamic IP ranges should be reasonably accommodated at this point. No information has been given as to exactly how open these ranges are, but the settings on MD's side were changed to help people whose ISPs dynamically assign IP addresses within a block. If you're on a VPN (particularly if you move your 'location' around), or if your ISP hates you, this may still be an issue. Also, on phone/laptop, this can mean a new check every time you move locations. For mobile in particular this may be an issue.

4. The cookie will still reset once a week, as well as any time changes get made on MD's side to get this dialed in. The latter should settle out fairly quickly.

5. If it gets weird, try a hard refresh (ctrl-F5) or flush your cache/cookies and see if this helps.

(Usual 'not a staff member' disclaimer.)

Thank you unpaid intern member, your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[OlgaFrow]

I'm already logged in. Accepting scripts I clearly don't need to (hi google.) Taking whatever cookies get thrown at me. My useragent is a static spoof but for some reason that is now an issue for Powblock's developers and whoever implemented this.

This is shit. I am not going to keep gimping FireFox or what little privacy I have left. Guess I'm reading elsewhere until whoever did this pulls their head out of their ass.