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Cloudflare captchas are usually automatic (you don't need to click pictures of bicycles to proceed, you just need to wait a few seconds), and they temporarily stop appearing for about 30 minutes after you pass one. They do not appear at all if you are logged into an account.
Cloudflare captchas are usually automatic (you don't need to click pictures of bicycles to proceed, you just need to wait a few seconds), and they temporarily stop appearing for about 30 minutes after you pass one. They do not appear at all if you are logged into an account.


Every once in a while, an exceptionally aggressive crawler (usually from China, Taiwan, or Singapore) shows up and causes the site to slow down even with the captchas on expensive pages. Under these circumstances, the administrators may temporarily change it so viewing ''any'' page requires passing a captcha first. This usually only lasts for a few hours.
Every once in a while, an exceptionally aggressive network of bots (usually from China, Taiwan, or Singapore) causes the site to slow down even with the captchas on expensive pages. Under these circumstances, the administrators may temporarily change it so viewing ''any'' page requires passing a captcha first. This usually only lasts for a few hours.


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