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Add Reply 2nd Nov 2023, 6:46 PM #1 REPORT 23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4061 Points
I haven't done anything naughty but now I'm find I've been blocked by OCLC, so I can no longer use their database for indexing. Apparently a search term triggered the block, but I hadn't entered any, just attempted to access the site from the link in the indexing form. Anyone else run into this today?
2nd Nov 2023, 8:52 PM #2 REPORT zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4140 Points
Well, I have absolutely no idea what you mean so can categorically say No, I have not had this!
2nd Nov 2023, 10:03 PM #3 REPORT xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3338 Points Moderator
OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and thousands of its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat.
I've never even heard of someone being blocked from accessing WorldCat.
3rd Nov 2023, 6:41 AM #4 REPORT zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4140 Points
Nope, still nothing!
3rd Nov 2023, 8:52 PM #5 REPORT Orbiting Cat Member since Jan 2008 1168 Points Administrator
Working here, maybe you got IP blocked for a bit, I would retry later.
4th Nov 2023, 10:47 AM #6 REPORT Whyperion SUBSToo Many Records , Too Little Time Member since Jan 2013 306 Points
Do you have to be a member to search. try searching from a mobile/different browser or a private window ?
5th Nov 2023, 8:18 PM #7 REPORT Juke Jules SUBSTell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow Member since Jan 2011 4135 Points Moderator
No membership involved
Working fine for me
14th Nov 2023, 12:21 AM #8 REPORT 23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4061 Points
It must have been a glitch as access was restored after about a week. It was just the computer I use at work too so maybe IT played silly buggers.
That or it's a prelude to the OCLC seach page being shut down as of January 2024 (see message at top of page here. )
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