I wonder if you can have a chain of "invisible" links on your site that a normal person wouldn't see or click.
The links can go page A -> page B -> page C, where a request for C = instant IP ban.
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Honestly I have no idea how well it works, my logs are still full of bots. *Slow* bots, though. As long as they’re not ddosing me I guess it’s fine?