Your site blocks me when I use a VPN service.

[MM797]

I see that now your site blocks me and returns a page that says "Sorry, you have been blocked" when I use a globally well regarded VPN service. I use the VPN for security when connected by WiFi.
What is the reasoning behind this?

 

[landtuna]

I use a VPN and have had no issues accessing this site.

 

[xkxrx]

No blocking here either and I use a VPN. My VPN has an option to add sites that I want to bypass the VPN but I don't use that option for RadioDiscussions. Check to see if your VPN has that feature. It might be under settings.

 

[Negin]

Same thing happens on a amateur radio board I help on. Sometimes CloudFlare will flag some VPNs as bad actors and block access to the site. Many websites, boards, etc uses CF to keep the bots at bay, especially those that auto-register on sites.

 

[lanceventa]

Not us. @Negin’s response sums up the likely cause.

 

[Ed Nielson]

I use a VPN and have had the same problem occasionally. I just assume that particular IP address has been flagged by CloudFlare, so I just reconnect to another server -- problem solved.

 

[Theater of My Mind]

I've had the same issue with VPN on this site for a long time. Usually switching servers fixes it, at least. I have NordVPN and use it on my personal devices at work to avoid being tracked, on public WiFi to avoid being hacked and at home to hear certain geoblocked streams. There are lots of good reasons use VPN and the Cloudflare interference is a real annoyance.

 

[Kemosabe]

… the Cloudflare interference is a real annoyance.

It probably annoys some hackers, too.

 

[Theater of My Mind]

It probably annoys some hackers, too.

Well if it only blocks a few servers and lets the others through then it can't be very effective at doing anything besides annoying regular users, can it?