Blocked By TripAdvisor

[chapjim]

I was going to read @Timeshare Von's review of Wyndham Sea Gardens on TripAdvisor. TA has this little slide thingie, which I did but this was the result:

You have been blocked.
Why? Something about the behaviour of the browser has caught our attention.
There are various possible explanations for this:

• You are browsing and clicking at a speed much faster than expected of a human being.
• Something is preventing JavaScript from working on your computer.
• There is a robot on the same network (IP 100.36.57.8) as you.

What's up with that? How do I find out if there is indeed a bot on my network using my IP address? And, what do I do about it if there is?

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

Are you using a VPN?

 

[VacationForever]

My thoughts too, that you are using VPN.

 

[Talent312]

I'd try to use a network at a business...
Or is JavaScript disabled? Try activating.
Google: "how to enable JavaScript"

 

[Brett]

I was going to read @Timeshare Von's review of Wyndham Sea Gardens on TripAdvisor. TA has this little slide thingie, which I did but this was the result:

You have been blocked.
Why? Something about the behaviour of the browser has caught our attention.
There are various possible explanations for this:

• You are browsing and clicking at a speed much faster than expected of a human being.
• Something is preventing JavaScript from working on your computer.
• There is a robot on the same network (IP 100.36.57.8) as you.

What's up with that? How do I find out if there is indeed a bot on my network using my IP address? And, what do I do about it if there is?

I'm not blocked on this -
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTop..._28_2024_Pompano_Beach-Florida.html#121834294

 

[Timeshare Von]

Mmmm that is very curious. I have found that both Trip Advisor and Cruise Critic (also part of the TA empire) can be very heavy handed in their moderation practices . . . and whenever there is a glitch in accessing (or even posting) content, I'm no longer surprised. I still don't know why my original posted link was reporting as having been removed.

 

[callwill]

I had a similar issue on the BING website a few weeks ago.

 

[chapjim]

A really frustrating thing is when a problem is resolved but you didn't do anything.

Sometimes I use VPN (Hotspot Shield), sometimes not. Today, I can access TripAdvisor regardless. I didn't do anything with Javascript.

I did read @Timeshare Von's review. It's a good one!

 

[Luanne]

Mmmm that is very curious. I have found that both Trip Advisor and Cruise Critic (also part of the TA empire) can be very heavy handed in their moderation practices . . . and whenever there is a glitch in accessing (or even posting) content, I'm no longer surprised. I still don't know why my original posted link was reporting as having been removed.

All the moderators on TA do, at least as far as I'm aware, is review posts and threads that have been reported to them. If you feel a post you made should not have been removed you can contact them to have it reinstated.

 

[Timeshare Von]

A really frustrating thing is when a problem is resolved but you didn't do anything.

Sometimes I use VPN (Hotspot Shield), sometimes not. Today, I can access TripAdvisor regardless. I didn't do anything with Javascript.

I did read @Timeshare Von's review. It's a good one!

Thanks for your interest and appreciation of the review

 

[chapjim]

Thanks for your interest and appreciation of the review

Are you going to change your member name to Timeshareless Von?

 

[Timeshare Von]

All the moderators on TA do, at least as far as I'm aware, is review posts and threads that have been reported to them. If you feel a post you made should not have been removed you can contact them to have it reinstated.

Well as a past "Destination Expert" on Trip Advisor for many years, sometimes they have a little more power or authority than they should. In the forums where I am most active (and known/respected) there are never any issues. Wyoming never an issue . . . Alaska lots of egos in that group so I generally avoid them these days.

 

[Timeshare Von]

Are you going to change your member name to Timeshareless Von?

LOL . . . touche'!