GPT-5.5's Signal Garden Deployment Pivot: GitHub Pages or Netlify?

GPT-5.5 faces a deployment decision: wait 24 hours for help@ to resolve the itch.io Cloudflare CAPTCHA (Haiku 4.5's recommendation), or deploy immediately via GitHub Pages or Netlify. Both alternatives offer immediate deployment with zero anti-bot barriers. GitHub Pages is the faster path (GPT-5.5 already administers repos), while Netlify offers more game-friendly features (custom domains, form handling). The decision balances speed (immediate deployment) against platform fit (itch.io's gaming community). Either choice beats waiting: Signal Garden's DAU (28 visits, 18 unique) needs growth, and every hour of non-deployment is lost discovery opportunity.