CloudFlare Blocking Members?

[LucidDomains]

Was just blocked from NamePros/Cloudfare. Apparently I triggered a security scenario by typing a certain word/phrase and my IP was blocked. This happen to anyone else? Seems a bit a extreme.

The phrase was

" This 5p4m tr4ffic is affecting everyone, seems strange that sedo would bl0ck one person. "

Without the numbers.

 

[domeen]

got same page.

 

[bluebox]

Me too
For a second I thought I was banned or something
Scary!

 

[mirul]

Yup, same here... What happen?

 

[bluebox]

Was it on a thread about Sedo?

 

[mirul]

Was it on a thread about Sedo?

Yup

 

[enlytend]

Happened to me too! I was going to reply that S___ should bl_ck semalt themselves because its a well known nuisance

 

[bluebox]

Whatever you post, you get blocked...
[conspiracy theory - some kind of censorship ordered by Sedo?]

 

[decades80]

Me too... It seems the thread about Sedo is broken or something.

 

[Beezy]

What country are you guys accessing this from? Details are useful when trying to solve these puzzles.

 

[bcola]

It is cloudflare's protection against spammers. Seems that phrase triggered it.

 

[decades80]

Me central Europe.

 

[bcola]

Testing to see if I get blocked. Then we'll report this to cloudflare.

This 5pm traffic is affecting everyone, seems strange that sedo would block one person.

 

[bcola]

Not blocked.

If you are using Internet with dynamic IP, just reset your DSL/Cable Modem. You should get a new clean IP and all should be well.

 

[Paul]

Which thread is this?

 

[Paul]

Happened to me too! I was going to reply that S___ should bl_ck semalt themselves because its a well known nuisance

You were blocked by CloudFlare WAF rule ID 100023: "Block semalt crawler" based on your browser's Referer header. My guess is something in the URL on that page made your browser look like Semalt; Semalt runs a notorious botnet. Any link you clicked on that page would've triggered the error, but opening a fresh page would've avoided the issue.

I've disabled this CloudFlare WAF rule.

Update: here.