Posts from A series of issues.

Tula.
It usually loads well from the home Wi-Fi, but there are occasional interruptions. It doesn't load at all from work; I tried with a computer, a phone, and different browsers. A VPN doesn't help; it also doesn't help when it disconnects from the home Wi-Fi.
An interesting error is PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR, the connection was reset by the server. Yesterday, I did a traceroute from home and identified routing problems. Tomorrow, I'll also try to ping from the work computer.
Could it be that, along with spammy IP addresses, useful ones were also blocked?

60 pages per minute (which is quite a lot for a human user). If that's not enough, let me know, and I can increase the limit, but the higher the limit, the more vulnerable the forum becomes overall.

The first attempt to assign points to the spammer. 😔

The second and subsequent attempts.

As it turns out, points are assigned, but the spammer is not banned.
Here he is.
The nickname is still blue.
And, since I'm posting in this thread, here's an article about internet problems in Russia.
I understand that

the problem affects not only HeroesWorld, but I would still like to point out that the problem is widespread, especially for mobile operators. If there are any options to change the certificate (if that's the issue) or something else, I would be very grateful, because at some point the resource may simply become inaccessible except through a VPN, on any internet (and then it will be inaccessible even with a VPN, some of them are already not helping).
If this is impossible, then... We make backups and just sit, read, and reminisce...

I don't know if this is intentional or not, but just in case, I'll write this: if you open a page with many embedded images (including very small ones), some of them won't load, and you'll immediately get an error message "Too many requests from this IP" when you interact with the forum next. That is, as far as I understand, each image access attempt goes against the limit of 60 pages.

I'm trying to leave a comment, but the page loads very slowly, both with and without extensions. It might be due to the number of videos on the page. I have to reload the page several times until it finally loads.

The maximum size for zip attachments is 38.15 MB. I'm uploading a 35.5 MB zip file from my computer, and I'm getting a 413 Request Entity Too Large error.

Access denied

Error establishing a secure connection

The connection to the server was reset during the page load.

The page you are trying to view cannot be displayed because the authenticity of the received data cannot be verified.
Please contact the website owners and inform them of this problem.

Why? I'm re-uploading the mod link, writing a description, and then I get blocked from accessing the site at the most crucial moment, and this has happened more than once.
I quickly logged in through a VPN.

Oh, gods, the admin has added so many workarounds that now you can't access the forum without a VPN. Should I also subscribe to a VPN and pay for something out of my own pocket that I used to do out of pure enthusiasm: creating mods, gathering materials from the olden era, and so on? Happy New Year, and good luck, lol.

I think I said the opposite, that a VPN could be the reason for the IP block. Perhaps the selected VPN had a lot of traffic, which is typical for public VPNs that are often used for spam.

HeroesWorld is a non-profit Community and has been supported by pure enthusiasm for over 20 years, so I cannot comment on the reference to a paid subscription. The site is not on the list of prohibited resources, and access problems may be related only to internet providers that, for some reason, cannot establish a stable route to the server. Unfortunately, some Russian providers are experiencing difficulties accessing European servers; this is a known issue.


The measures taken to combat bots are aimed at keeping the site online, rather than letting it die from the load created by spam bots or DDoS attacks.

If you have any suggestions on how to improve things, I am always ready to listen.