[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] suppress creating accounts by bots/scripts (#1083)

[Dimitar]

> I am strongly against captcha, because it raises the bar dramatically. We should aim to simplify registration process, not make it harder. These spammy accounts do no harm, I suppose, until they vandalize the map.

That quote didn't age very well. 😅 

Approximately 5k bot accounts were blocked between 19 and 20 August by SomeoneElse alone. Who knows how many more are sitting and waiting for the "wake up packet". The worst part is that the DWG has to dedicate time for blocking them and people have to dedicate even more time on cleaning up. This work is definitely not pointless but it would be better if people don't have to do it. The other problem is that the object versions get inflated very quickly which could become a serious problem in the future.

Cloudflare offers a (seemingly good) free service called Cloudflare Turnstile. It works diffrently compared to ReCaptcha and it doesn't require the user to do anything (except to check a box). It can also be made invisible if you don't want the box to be seen. 

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