RE: Gtihub disruptions

However, that is another indication that using github may not be the right approach for w3c discussions and content. How many others  have access and profile problems at unpredictable times...

tex

-----Original Message-----
From: ishida@w3.org [mailto:ishida@w3.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 10:44 AM
To: www International
Subject: Re: Gtihub disruptions

On 18/05/2016 17:56, ishida@w3.org wrote:
> please note that i see a banner across github pages i visit that says:
>
> "One of our mostly harmless robots seems to think you are not a human.
> Because of that, it’s hidden your profile from the public. If you 
> really are human, please contact support to have your profile reinstated."
>
> not only does that mean that my personal site is unreachable, but 
> people are reporting 404s for pages and issues that i have created in 
> the w3c domain. Pages that i created on the W3C site that use the 
> github API are also not functioning.
>
> i sent a form-based message to github, but no response yet.  If you 
> are scratching your head trying to locate something that was there an 
> hour ago, this may be why.
>
> i've no idea how long it will be before (if) normal service is resumed.

github has just confirmed for me that i am indeed a human, so service should now be resumed as normal.

ri

Received on Wednesday, 18 May 2016 21:32:55 UTC