The site Discourse version has been update to: 3.3.0.beta2-dev
It was a bit of a struggle, and it was down for longer than I hoped. Every time I try this is seems to want to go sideways, which makes me want to do it less. As I get older ‘working’ is better than ‘new’ 
Apologies for the unexpected downtime.
Talking in general about software updates:
Yeah in this kind of things we are much tempted to go to the new version. Supposed some bugs fixed and new features. The problem is that many times its only rounded corners icons, with different color interface, and for that comes a new API, more heavy, incompatible with older browsers and devices etc etc.
Sadly this happens manytimes with many softwares. Sometimes it looks like obsolescence pre-scheduled…
Once again thank you @Fridge for your constant attention and work behind the scenes keeping things updated.
I understand that sentiment but if you do not stay fairly current with the updates you will reach a point where you are unable to update the site. Couple of sites forums that I still frequent will very probably end up going by the wayside when their current forum software completely quits working with the net browsers.
Plus, Thank you for your dedicated work keeping the site running. 
@fearlessfrog doing ok, seems to have been on a fairly long hiatus.
Wheels
I wonder if his dogs finally took over the whole house and have him penned up. 
I miss him too.
And yes, thank you @Fridge for keeping us up and running. I’m slowing “normalizing”… I still haven’t plugged my HOTAS in…probably been over 7 or 8 months now maybe. Getting there. I love the community here…and if the site has to fold at some point due to reaching a level of unsustainability…that will be OK too…but hopefully we can all find a spot to congregate. I hope that doesn’t happen…but understand if it reaches that point with regards to hassles keeping us up and running.
Nonononoooo!!! Don’t give him that option!
Just keep feeding @fridge his cookies and the site will be fine…! 
Mudspike is too big to fail. No downplaying by its founders nor wall-banging by its maintainer can bring it down now. Face it, all of you, you’re stuck with this thing. And in the unlikely event that I outlive any of you I will scratch “www.mudspike.com” on your tombstone just to make sure it gets the last word.
This is the first time I have ever got this CloudFlare message.
My phone is still jacked at the moment and it is not allowing me into the site using that device.
In the time it took to make this post the site blocked me again and forced me to verify my connection again twice. Not sure what got updated but it is nowhere near forum user friendly.
Wheels
Make that three times it has forced me to verify my connection…
Make that 4 times.
Same here, first time seeing a cloudflare warning. No biggie, but the dropping me off after maybe 5 minutes on my phone and having to reverify is a pain. And just checked I get about 5 minutes on the PC as well before it makes me reverify.
The system hasn’t accepted my verification when using the phone but like you mention it keeps dropping my PC about every 5 minutes or so.
Wheels
Did your phone provider start hiding your IP address?
I’ve never seen this issue with Mudspike, but it was a common issue on other sites here in Norway, a few months ago. Turned out the network started hiding IP addresses.
I don’t think so, tried logging on via public wifi at work, etc, all still require the cloudflare warning.
Same with me. At first I walked away. But soon my Mudspike addiction proved unquenchable and I rolled the dice. Other errors too. Lots of “403” errors when posting.
Ah, so this is why I get cloudflare “are you human?” nonsense every time I come here now.
Strange… Doesn’t happen to me.
Do you guys have 2-factor id?
I’m getting the Cloudflare thing too. I’m not technically adept enough to know if turning that off in the Cloudflare site will open the site up to bots and whatnot. I was stuck forever at the Cloudflare are you a human challenge while using Safari on my iPhone…I switched to Firefix on iOS and it made it through the Cloudflare challenge fine…
Just to verify…this is only happening to US based iPhone users?
No.
This issue is happening to me on my phone and my PC. My phone is using Chrome and my PC is using the Firefox, Edge, & Pale Moon browsers.
I use my phone to browse and post almost every day. I have not logged out of the site on that device in over a year, likely longer. There has never been any problems with Cloudflare until yesterday.
My PC is family use so I log out of it after every browsing session. Again, until yesterday I have never had any problems with Cloudflare blocking access to the site.
This block/challenge is happening if I visit the site in regular or private browsing mode.
I am not using a VPN to browse the site.
Wheels
In the time it took to type this post on my phone Cloudflare blocked me again. When I clicked the Reply button I got a 403 error. I had to open a new tab so I could reconfirm the Cloudflare Human challenge.
Hell, I couldn’t even get this edit finished before it kicked me out. 
I use 2-factor…
It is not something I have ever used, on my phone or PC, to browse this site.
If this issue was only happening to me I would think it was a problem on my side. The fact it is happening to other members makes this a Cloudflare induced problem.
Wheels
