Switching to hCaptcha + Beta Inbox available

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Hi all,

Since we moved off of Cloudflare last month, I know there have been some sharp edges around captchas and 403s that some of you have been experiencing, particularly if you're using a VPN or similar.

As of today, I've moved us over to a Dreamwidth hosted hCaptcha solution which is -- hopefully -- a much, much better experience. Please let me know how the experience is and if you're seeing any problems. I tried to keep it pretty non-invasive and flexible but hopefully still effective at keeping out spambots.

Second big thing: As part of the big effort to modernize our code (to bring it into the last decade, at the very least), we have a beta version of the Inbox ready to play with! Please head on over to the Beta Features page and feel free to turn on the Beta Inbox.

Please drop any comments or feedback on this post, thank you!