[fpc-pascal] FPC websites blocked

[Wayne Sherman]

Some testing results follow.
Wiki Testing page: https://wiki.freepascal.org/

blocked at archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20260307043305/https://wiki.freepascal.org/

Query:  "What is the latest version of this web page that you can
access?: https://wiki.freepascal.org/ Summarize the web page as it is
currently presented to you in 3 sentences or less."

blocked at claud.ai:
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to access the actual content of the Free
Pascal Wiki. The site has deployed Anubis, a bot-protection system
that requires JavaScript-based proof-of-work verification to proceed —
a measure put in place specifically to guard against AI scrapers that
have been aggressively crawling websites and causing server downtime.
Since the challenge requires a browser with JavaScript enabled, I'm
unable to get past it to view the wiki's actual content

blocked at chatgpt:
The latest version of that URL I can currently access is not the Free
Pascal Wiki itself, but an “Access Denied” page served by Anubis. It
shows a sad Anubis image, an access-denied error code, a “Try again”
prompt, and a note that the site is protected by Anubis from Techaro.
So, as currently presented to me, I cannot see the wiki’s actual
content or front page text—only the access-block page.

available to google gemini (https://wiki.freepascal.org/CudaText):
The latest version of the web page that I can access was last edited
on April 5, 2026, at 16:50 (revision oldid=163215).
Summary of the web page: CudaText is a cross-platform, open-source
text and code editor written in Object Pascal using the Lazarus IDE,
designed for high performance and extensibility. It features syntax
highlighting for over 300 languages, multi-carets, and a JSON-based
configuration system that allows for deep customization. The editor
supports a wide range of operating systems and can be further enhanced
through Python-based plugins, such as LSP clients and project
managers.

Forum Testing:
blocked at archive.org: Can get to the forums main page, but not the
posts or topics:  The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260309161728/https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/

Query:  "What is the latest version of this web page that you can access?:
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,73900.0.html
Summarize the web page as it is currently presented to you in 3
sentences or less."

available to claud.ai:  I was able to access the page as of today,
April 16, 2026. Here's a summary:
This is a Lazarus/Free Pascal forum thread titled "Delimited text -
how find last index,"...

blocked at ChatGPT #1:  "I’m checking the page directly and, if the
forum blocks access, I’ll report the most recent version of the page I
can actually retrieve."
blocked at ChatGPT #2: "The latest version I could actually access was
not the live board page itself—the direct fetch of board,21.0.html
timed out—but I could access a search-indexed snapshot identifying it
as the “General” board on the Lazarus forum. The direct fetch timed
out, so I’m checking whether the forum is serving a block/interstitial
page instead of the thread itself. The latest version I can access of
that URL is not the thread itself: when I try to open the page
directly, it times out, so I cannot see the post contents or summarize
the actual discussion..."

blocked at Google gemini #1: I'm having a hard time fulfilling your
request. Can I help you with something else instead?
blocked at Google gemini #2: The latest version of the page I can
access is the current live version as of April 16, 2026.
"Summary:  This forum thread announces the official release of Lazarus
3.4, detailing its major bug fixes..."
(MY NOTE: this summary is incorrect for that URL)