MrGrumpy wrote:
I would guess that WrongPlanet earns money from allowing CloudFlare to advertise itself on the site.
That page (and a couple of others) is displayed to inform the user what is happening. The alternative would be a delay with no explanation at all.
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But the suggestion that we are in some way 'protected' (free of charge) by the CloudFare input does not ring true
It's not a "suggestion" and the protection provided is very real; I don't think it's free of charge either. WP
costs money to host, run and maintain - that's simply not passed on to the membership which continues to use the site free of charge.
I can definitely assure you it had an
immediate effect on several attacks WP was subjected to which were running myself and another administrator ragged with trying to handle and keep the site accessible. The access speed to the site and its availability has also improved considerably.
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