Tobacco reviews blocked?

[Singed]

I've come to accept that I'm blocked from Tobaccopipes, i assumed it was related to their closure etc. Now tobacco reviews is also blocked. Is this a Canadian block, are Americans still able to access these sites? It might be personal, I criticized TP for misreepresenting a pipe I bought from them, my last purchase. They claimed my Brigham bent Dublin came with a Vulcanite stem, my reason for purchasing it. It came with an Acrylic stem and in my product review I pointed that out, politely.

Is this all part of the closure due to STG takeover? Or am I persona non grata because I dared to point out a shortfall? Not that it really matters because they ended shipping to Canada anyway.

 

[dtswebb]

Sorry to report that I am able to access both Tobacco Pipes and Tobacco Reviews. If either site is blocking you personally, seems to demonstrate pettiness on their part.

 

[Singed]

Thanks for checking dts...anyone else from Canada having the same issue?

I rattled off an e-mail to see if they have an explanation.

 

[Timbo]

Blocked here in Australia too, no idea why.

Thought it might have been that I wasn't using https://www.tobaccoreviews.com, but no, that doesn't work either.

 

[DrT999]

Working for me at the moment....

 

[Hugo Loupinn]

I am blocked too (UK and Germany).

 

[Rebel Ghost]

Blocked here also.

NC USA

 

[Swede]

Worked for me just now.

 

[Quickhatch]

When I tried to sign in to TR, I received message that the site has made changes and improvements and I had to sign with a new password. I’m in now with no problems.

 

[Carlos]

They are aware. It's Cloudflare that's the cause of it.

 

[Arcticum]

Blocked also. Finland

 

[Bud Savoie01]

Blocked here also.

NC USA

Blocked here also, Maryland, USA.

 

[NSpipe]

Blocked in Nova Scotia Canada

 

[Singed]

They are aware. It's Cloudflare that's the cause of it.

Thank-you, Carlos. I expect I will receive the same response from my e-mail enquiry.

 

[NSpipe]

Elon Musk?

 

[Zeno Marx]

you can install a VPN extension on your browser. I have one on Firefox that I rarely use, but it was free and installed with a click. maybe try that? and set it to USA.

 

[Gaius Marius]

Not blocked here in Oregon.
Those who ARE blocked, might I suggest you do a google search for "Free VPN" and get your IP changed to Seattle Washington. See if this allows you to visit the websites.
Hop around and see where the website works and where it doesn't.
Swapping around with my VPN, it does appear that Cloudflare, the webhost for both sites has Canada and Australia blocked.
Happily, this also confirms that a VPN will solve your issue and allow you to visit the websites again.
If you do "internet stuff"you will likely end up with a low opinion of cloudflare. I wonder how hard it would be to swap BoB to a locally hosted server that wouldn't have these issues. It's all dependant on the webtraffic we recieve and I don't have those numbers infront of me.

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Both work for me in NC