Annother banning alternative : Starved Users

[Zzed]

This hack is another alternative to banning a user. As the name suggests a user who
gets hit with this hack will be deprived from a lot of the general board features.

So here is what really happens to a starved user:

- Every graphic image on the board will be replaces with a red X icon. http://www.ls1.com/.zed/redx.gif
- They don't have access to the search engine.
- They have a 10x flood control time
- They are only allowed to post 20 characters per post (the 20 charcters is
inclusive of the post title.)
- They can not see avatars in posts
- They can not display their signature
- Their user options is set to 0

This hack is another one of my sadistic hacks on my board. :D

The hack allows you to make your user starved via the admin CP (In the Edit User
screen). It also allows you to search for all starved users through the admin CP
as well.

Also in showthread.php, it appends a red status that is only visibly to admins
and mods stating that a user is starved.

Tables affected by this hack: user

Files affected by this hack: global.php, showthread.php, newthread.php, newreply.php, admin/user.php, admin/functions.php

There is also a new icon that needs to be placed in the images directory: images/redx.gif

################################################## ##########

From the MySQL prompt execute the following statement:

alter table user add starved smallint(5) unsigned DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL;

################################################## ##########

Please click the install button if you like this hack and you install it on your board. :)

[Zzed]

Here is a forum view screen shot

[Zzed]

And here is a thread view screen shot

[Rose]

You're evil, Zzed. Plain and simple.

:D

* Rose loves it!

[N9ne]

Yep, Zzed, you are an evil evil man.....:p

[Boofo]

What would happen if you put the user in this AND the miserable hack at the same time? You might want to make a catch-all for that since some people will use this and miserable for their banned groups. ;)

[Boofo]

Zzed, I have both hacks installed. Is this what my showthread.php should look like now?

while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts) and $counter++<$perpage) {

if ($postdone[$post[postid]]) {
$counter--;
continue;
} else {
$postdone[$post[postid]]=1;
}

$onlinestat = "";
if($post[miserable] == 1) {
if(($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 5) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 7)) {
$onlinestat = "$onlinestat<br><font color=\"green\"><b>Miserable User</b></font>";
} else if($post[starved] == 1) {
if(($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 5) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 7)) {
$onlinestat = "$onlinestat<br><font color=\"red\"><b>Starved User</b></font>";
}
}
}
$post[posts]="$post[posts]$onlinestat";

$post[postcount] = ++$postcount;
$post[totalposts] = $totalposts;
$postbits .= iif(empty($postbits), '', '<br>').getpostbit($post);
}

Also, I have the user's avatar on the forumhome_pmloggedin and it still shows (not the red X) Any way to fix that?

[Vile]

LMAO, great stuff :D

[Sweet Cheeks]

Awesome, Thank you!!!! Im off to install it now :banana:

[Link14716]

Very evil indeed. :)

[mistyl]

Thank you!!! I am off to install it!

[Sweet Cheeks]

Today at 02:15 PM mistyl said this in Post #11 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369523#post369523)
Thank you!!! I am off to install it!


*Nods evilly at Misty* :D

[Boofo]

I think I'll write some code to randomly pick a user for the miserable hack and the starvation hack for April fool's day. Once they log off and back on, it will not pick them again 'til next year. ;)

[filburt1]

It kinda scares me that there are a lot of boards out there that actually need this...that's joy of running a pro community instead of a general community, I very rarely have members bicker to each other :)

[colicab-d]

i have to say , we get a few immatre folk, but as part of an art community were all tolerant. However is it possibel to say have only parts of this hack like the post limit and say avatar restrictions? or is it configurable via admin cp as to what features the user is starved of.

[cirisme]

Yesterday at 10:24 PM Boofo said this in Post #13 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369540#post369540)
I think I'll write some code to randomly pick a user for the miserable hack and the starvation hack for April fool's day. Once they log off and back on, it will not pick them again 'til next year. ;)


ROFL!!! That would be too much fun. :D

[Vile]

Yesterday at 10:26 PM filburt1 said this in Post #14 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369543#post369543)
It kinda scares me that there are a lot of boards out there that actually need this...that's joy of running a pro community instead of a general community, I very rarely have members bicker to each other :)

I know what you mean, but I think it's still cool to have something like this, just in case ;)

[Zzed]

Today at 01:56 PM Boofo said this in Post #7 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369510#post369510)
Zzed, I have both hacks installed. Is this what my showthread.php should look like now?

Also, I have the user's avatar on the forumhome_pmloggedin and it still shows (not the red X) Any way to fix that?

Boofo, the way you have yours set up it will show either miserable, or starved but not both.

They should be changed to 2 successive if() statements. like this: ;)
while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts) and $counter++<$perpage) {

if ($postdone[$post[postid]]) {
$counter--;
continue;
} else {
$postdone[$post[postid]]=1;
}

$onlinestat = "";
if($post[miserable] == 1) {
if(($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 5) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 7)) {
$onlinestat = "$onlinestat<br><font color=\"green\"><b>Miserable User</b></font>";
}
}
if($post[starved] == 1) {
if(($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 5) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6) or ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 7)) {
$onlinestat = "$onlinestat<br><font color=\"red\"><b>Starved User</b></font>";
}
}
$post[posts]="$post[posts]$onlinestat";

$post[postcount] = ++$postcount;
$post[totalposts] = $totalposts;
$postbits .= iif(empty($postbits), '', '<br>').getpostbit($post);
}

[Zzed]

Today at 02:26 PM filburt1 said this in Post #14 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369543#post369543)
It kinda scares me that there are a lot of boards out there that actually need this...that's joy of running a pro community instead of a general community, I very rarely have members bicker to each other :)


Unfortunately, the average age on my board has gone down to 18-20 years of age and we have a lot of trouble makers. This is the only way we can control them. It has been working quite effectively. ;)

I have created a system through which my moderators can actually impose my custom bans on the users along with PM and Email warnings. The bans can last anywhere from one hour to 7 days and they automatically revert back to normal at the end of the period.

[Boofo]

Will you be releasing the code for the timed ban? That would make this really complete. ;)

Thanks, Zzed, for the fix on the code. Now that I look at the old code, I see what you mean. DOHH!!! ;)

What happens if you enable both hacks (Miserable and Starved) for a use at the same time? Just curious. Also, is there a way to set this up so you could make a Miserable Usergroup and a Starved Usergroup and do the hacks by Usergroup, too? Or set them to the Banned usergroup by default and still be able to do them individually per user.

[Zzed]

I am not a big fan of user group modifications. A user can be both miserable and starved. But the misery is such a nasty hack that it will overshadow starvation. :D

The timed version is quite an elaborate hack. It is a combination of 6 different hacks, and I have only released 2 of them.

[Boofo]

Today at 12:44 AM Zzed said this in Post #21 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=369792#post369792)
I am not a big fan of user group modifications. A user can be both miserable and starved. But the misery is such a nasty hack that it will overshadow starvation. :D

I'm usually not either but it might be good for banned users. ;)

The timed version is quite an elaborate hack. It is a combination of 6 different hacks, and I have only released 2 of them.

Oh, ok. I thought maybe the timed part might be a separate hack that would work with 1 or (in your case) 6 hacks.

You know me Edwin, I'll be waiting for my next "fix". ;)

Again, thanks for a couple of great hacks! ;)

[Zzed]

Thank you very much for your kind words. :)

[Dean C]

Hehe these hacks are so sadistic but im damn gon use em ;)

Thanks for releasing :D

Regards

- miSt

[Zzed]

Thank you for your kind words. :)

[laycomp]

LOL....you are too much bro! Thanks for these bad nasties! :)

[wolfman]

We get a few and they seem to have nothing better to do than to cause problems and anything I can do to make life hard for them without an actual BAN is good medicine in my book :)

[Zzed]

Thank guys for your kind words. :)

[Hobbes]

i love these 2 hacks.......lol...Zzed....j00 are teh greatest....

also, I would like to have both the miserable AND starved *GRINS*....

would I just try to integrate them both? or could someone post the code i would use for it.....?

[MGM]

Hey, I'm having a problem, whenever I try to run the SQL query, I get this error:

Error

SQL-query :

ALTER TABLE user ADD starved smallint( 5 ) unsignedDEFAULT0 NOT NULL

MySQL said:


You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'DEFAULT0 NOT NULL' at line 1

What should I do? Also, what code should I use so that I can have a choice of either Miserable or Starved user when I want to ban? Could someone post the code here please! Thanks!

MGM out

[Boofo]

This is the query you need to run:

alter table user add starved smallint(5) unsigned DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL;

[-Sidekick-]

while ($var=$DB_site->fetch_array($vars)) {
if ($var['findword']!="") {
$newtext=str_replace($var['findword'],$var['replaceword'],$newtext);
}
}

I can't find this anywhere in my admin/functions file. Just by scanning threw the file it looks like it has something to do with the microstats hack I have installed.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35811

Can anyone help me out with this?

[Zzed]

Today at 01:34 AM -Sidekick- said this in Post #32 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412504#post412504)

I can't find this anywhere in my admin/functions file. Just by scanning threw the file it looks like it has something to do with the microstats hack I have installed.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35811

Can anyone help me out with this?

You have a PM from me. ;)

[S.Shady]

this sould be installed here and sould be used on the creator of this hack while hes offline. Muhahahahaha


* S.Shady clicks the download link not install button yet :)

[Zzed]

Today at 01:49 PM S.Shady said this in Post #34 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412734#post412734)
this sould be installed here and sould be used on the creator of this hack while hes offline. Muhahahahaha


* S.Shady clicks the download link not install button yet :)

LOL @ S.Shady :D:D:D

I always use myself as a guinea pig for all my hacks. :D

[-Sidekick-]

06-25-03 at 12:14 PM Zzed said this in Post #33 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412646#post412646)
You have a PM from me. ;)

I sent you one back and a email. =]

[4thgenresource]

Sorry to bump this, but im having a problem with this hack on my new board...

I have everything installed properly, but when i change the option to "yes" in ADMIN CP, and save changes, the option reverts back to "NO", and the user isn't starved :(

Anyone know what this may be???

[Shiekron]

06-25-03 at 09:34 AM -Sidekick- said this in Post #32 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=412504#post412504)
while ($var=$DB_site->fetch_array($vars)) {
if ($var['findword']!="") {
$newtext=str_replace($var['findword'],$var['replaceword'],$newtext);
}
}

I can't find this anywhere in my admin/functions file. Just by scanning threw the file it looks like it has something to do with the microstats hack I have installed.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35811

Can anyone help me out with this?

Same problem.

[Rob Weaver]

As I read through this it gets better and better.

The idea of switching a user from miserable to starved and back again ... worse than evil.

[ChrisSy]

while ($var=$DB_site->fetch_array($vars)) {
if ($var['findword']!="") {
$newtext=str_replace($var['findword'],$var['replaceword'],$newtext);
}
}

I can't find this anywhere in my admin/functions file. Just by scanning threw the file it looks like it has something to do with the microstats hack I have installed.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35811

Can anyone help me out with this?

Same problem here :(

[ChrisSy]

nevermind got it working now

added the code for function.php below this:

if ($sendheader)
{
@header("Content-Length: " . strlen($newtext));

}