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Webdude?
07-05-2006, 10:02 PM
I have a user who sees his own posts, but nobody else does. As admin, what I see is....

The administrator has decided that "username" should be quiet for a while.

I dont remember what hack does this...LOL. I have some spam checker hacks and wonder if one of those nailed him. For the life of me, I cant figure out how to unban him. I show no banned users, his title is registered user, etc, etc...
peterska2
07-05-2006, 10:05 PM
check under vboptions > user banning options (I think) > Tachy Goes To Coventry.

It sounds like you have him on the Tachy list.
Paul M
07-05-2006, 10:05 PM
That's the global ignore (coventry) feature of vb, not a hack. The list of ignored userids is in the ACP vbulletin options.
Webdude?
07-05-2006, 10:23 PM
Yup, that was it. I wonder if one the hacks added those numbers in there? There were two userID's listed there, and I didnt put them there. The only hack I have that "might" do something like that is VSpamScan. I will have to go read up on that hack more.

Yep, just looked. It does indeed send their user id to that. So now I have to figure out why.
Guest210212002
07-05-2006, 10:37 PM
Tachy Goes To Coventry.


Slight derail, but what's the origin of that anyway? It always makes me chuckle when I see it. :D
Paul M
07-06-2006, 07:14 AM
Sending someone to coventry is a phrase used in the UK to mean you stop speaking to them (ignore them basically). I believe Tachy was a user on vb.com.
Guest210212002
07-06-2006, 12:51 PM
Thanks. :D As an ignorant yank, I am obsessed with colloquial european slang. Makes me laugh every time.

You scarcy sod, you.

* Guest210212002 dances
jr1001
08-25-2006, 07:17 PM
Yup, that was it. I wonder if one the hacks added those numbers in there? There were two userID's listed there, and I didnt put them there. The only hack I have that "might" do something like that is VSpamScan. I will have to go read up on that hack more.

Yep, just looked. It does indeed send their user id to that. So now I have to figure out why.

Please share if you figure it out. I use the same hack and can't seem to find a setting that set's that threshold for sending people to coventry.