British Aviation Research: National Archives at Kew

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Has anyone paid a visit to the National Archives at Kew?

I've done some searches, and there seem to be some interesting material there.

"Green Cheese" Antiship Missile

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/searchresults.asp?SearchInit=0&txtsearchterm=green+cheese&txtfirstdate=&txtlastdate=&txtrestriction=&hdnsorttype=Reference&image1.x=0&image1.y=0&image1=GO

Comparison of Blue Jay 4 and 5 [Blue Jay 5 is Blue Dolphin, SARH version]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=7681060&CATLN=6&Highlight=%2CBLUE%2CJAY&accessmethod=0&Summary=True

TSR2 Weapons

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=3072462&CATLN=6&Highlight=%2CTSR2&accessmethod=0&Summary=True

 

[CJGibson]

While rummaging in Discovery, The National Archives' catalogue search engine, after about ten searches I get this:



Has anyone else had this? Or am I a wrong 'un?

I'm going in today so will ask what's going on.

Chris

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Seems okay to me. I tried about 15 searches.

 

[Schneiderman]

Strange, it did the same to me after about ten searches too. Maybe too many searches in a short period of time?

 

[CJGibson]

Strange, it did the same to me after about ten searches too. Maybe too many searches in a short period of time?

It's Them...

 

[CJGibson]

I first noticed it about a month ago and put it down to a setting on our new broadband kit, which the missus has been moaning about as you can't get onto wine sites.

However, I tried it this morning at my pied a terre in London and got the same.

I'll report back once the 0930 stampede has ended.

Chris

 

[Hood]

Just tried it, happened to me. Totally locks the Discovery page. I also tried while being logged in and the same thing happened.
I suspect it's a timeout feature to reduce traffic (possibly an anti-AI bot feature?)

 

[CJGibson]

I suspect it's a timeout feature to reduce traffic (possibly an anti-AI bot feature?)

That's pretty much what the man behind the Red Desk told me.

Chris

 

[Yellow Palace]

Just tried it, happened to me. Totally locks the Discovery page. I also tried while being logged in and the same thing happened.
I suspect it's a timeout feature to reduce traffic (possibly an anti-AI bot feature?)

There is an unfortunate overlap between the efforts of the less-enthusiastic bots, and of the more enthusiastic humans.

I've noticed an awful lot of sites running Cloudflare now that didn't even six months ago. It's enough to make you wish for the internet of twenty years ago, dodgy Geocities sites and all.

 

[scautomoton]

I wonder how much money Cloudflare is investing in all these bot farms?

 

[CJGibson]

Searches seem OK now.

I'll be in the National Archives on Friday (2nd Jan) if anyone fancies a pint and a blah after a hard day's rummaging, PM me.

Chris