Warning Hack V1.5

[TCattitude]

Anyone interested in acting as a guinea pig to test it out before releasing it?

My Sun run out of disk space, so I need to do some maintenance before I can test the whole installation thing. If someone is willing to try it out, it will speed things up significantly. All you need is a clean 3.0x installation (without Zero Tolerance's things).

I attach here the ... Features List, I think you will find it interesting:

- post- and non-post-related warnings
- hierarchical warning schema (mods can warn users, super mods can warn mods and users, admins can warn everyone, no same-level warnings)
- hidden or real warners
- customizable maximum warning points
- customizable ban days
- customizable ban user group and permanent ban user group
- supports incremental banning periods
- supports multiple warnings for the same post
- warned members are notified either by Private Message or e-mail
- maintains historical listings of issued warnings (even if deleted or expired)
- customizable warning types
- each warning type has predefined warning points associated with it
- each warning type has predefined maturity period, after which it is automatically removed
- reports for admin, and mods
- cron job included to automatically remove matured warnings
- uses vBulletin's cron job, to automatically unban banned users
- all options are setable in your AdminCP
- user warning points and number of bans viewable in your AdminCP user template.

rgds
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John
I can give a try, no problem.

I've waiting for your mod-hack long time. Really useful the modifications you made for the Zero Tolerance's idea.

PM me the url for download it and i'll be in contact with you for bugs and feedback.

[Scerina]

Can someone install this for me please? Also, can this hack be part of mod's power as well so they can do the same?

If you can help me out, please email me at: Pandora@Sweet-November.Net

Thanx in advance

[taffy056]

Nice hack, Thanks!

Installed with no problem mostly, had do it twice though, but it works fine.

[Torqued]

Ok. Got it installed.. found just a few of minor issues:

Found this issue when going to View Warning Logs when no warnings exist, I get the following:

Could not find phrase 'no_warnings_found'.

The above phrase is not defined in the install instructions.

So I just added the Control Panel Stop phrase no_warnings_found with text "No warnings found."

And this:

In the same template, find:

<if condition="$show['reputation']">$post[reputationdisplay]</if>

But I have this (vB 3.03):

<if condition="$show['reputation']"><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower] </if><div>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>

And just put the code to be inserted after that last </if>

Also, you may want to remind people to edit the warn_em and warn_pm templates to replace your domain (M1911.ORG) with theirs. ;)

Found one more thing... For some reason, the active warning points are not being totaled correctly. Plz see the attached screenshot.

[sv1cec]

Ok. Got it installed.. found just a few of minor issues:

Found this issue when going to View Warning Logs when no warnings exist, I get the following:

Could not find phrase 'no_warnings_found'.

The above phrase is not defined in the install instructions.

So I just added the Control Panel Stop phrase no_warnings_found with text "No warnings found."

And this:



But I have this (vB 3.03):



And just put the code to be inserted after that last </if>

Also, you may want to remind people to edit the warn_em and warn_pm templates to replace your domain (M1911.ORG) with theirs. ;)

Found one more thing... For some reason, the active warning points are not being totaled correctly. Plz see the attached screenshot.
OK, I did the changes suggested (the phrase and the location of the additions in postbit).

I also changed the warn_em and warn_pm templates to use $vboptions[bbtitle].

As for the totals of points, this is an issue. The thing is, when a member is below the banning limit (which let's assume is 10 points) and he has let's say 8, and he gets another warning for 5 points, his total doesn't become 13, it becomes 10. In other words, if the total points exceed the ban limit, then the points for that member get set to the ban limit (10). If you then unban the member and you remove some of his warnings, then his total gets decreased by the number of points that the warnings you removed had. So, let's assume that he gets down to 6, after you remove a couple of his warnings and unban him (please note that unbanning a member does not remove any points from his total, it just changes his ban status). Now if you add another warning worth 5 points, he is going to 11, gets banned and his total is again set to the maximum, which is 10.

So, you cannot just add the points from the list of his warnings and expect to find his total mentioned at the end of the list. This was how this warning hack worked from the beginning, and I am not sure I know a better way to do it.

Until I come up with something different, I guess this is an acceptable way to handle the issue.

Rgds

[Torqued]

As for the totals of points, this is an issue. The thing is, when a member is below the banning limit (which let's assume is 10 points) and he has let's say 8, and he gets another warning for 5 points, his total doesn't become 13, it becomes 10. In other words, if the total points exceed the ban limit, then the points for that member get set to the ban limit (10). If you then unban the member and you remove some of his warnings, then his total gets decreased by the number of points that the warnings you removed had. So, let's assume that he gets down to 6, after you remove a couple of his warnings and unban him (please note that unbanning a member does not remove any points from his total, it just changes his ban status). Now if you add another warning worth 5 points, he is going to 11, gets banned and his total is again set to the maximum, which is 10.


That makes sense if they are above the max limit for points for a ban, but in my screenshot, the active warnings ( 5 pts, 3 pts, 1 pts) add up to 9 points, which is 1 point less than the 10 point max, but the system is only reporting that the user has 6 points... :)

[sv1cec]

Obviously, you have removed some of the warnings. This, depending on when they were removed, may have affected the total in some way. I'll check it out, and I'll also add the date the warning was removed in the file, so that we can have a better idea of what's going on. But I am pretty sure it doesn't screw up adding the points. It's when you remove them or when the banning limit is reached that things get funny.

Also, when you remove warnings, and the points go below zero, they are obviously reset to zero.

And a couple of questions:

- Suppose a member commits an offence and is issued a warning. Shall I add as an option, next time he is warned for the same offence to get a multiple of the warning type's points? First time 2, second time 4 points.

- Second, if a member is already banned once, shall we multiply each warning he receives by a factor. So if someone is banned already once and he gets a warning worth 2 points, he doesn't get 2 but he gets 4, for example.

Rgds

[Torqued]

Personally, I probably wouldn't use the multiplier function. Other users may want it, though... so if it was a setting that could be turned on and off, that would be nice. :)

I'll see if I can re-create the problem I'm having with the total warning points. I haven't been able to duplicate it so far.

[burrelly]

I really love this hack but there are a few things that would be really useful for me:

Warnings are only active for certain amount of time ( warning of 1 point given for advertising taken off after 8 weeks)

Get what I mean ?

[Torqued]

I really love this hack but there are a few things that would be really useful for me:

Warnings are only active for certain amount of time ( warning of 1 point given for advertising taken off after 8 weeks)

Get what I mean ?

Uh. This hack has that - you set the # of days that you want each kind of warning to expire.

[burrelly]

I dont have that option :S

[Torqued]

I dont have that option :S

Ah. It may be in his soon-to-be-released version of this hack. B)

It's in the version I'm currently helping to test. Give us a chance to find any bugs that need to be taken care of. It looks pretty complete to me so I'm hoping that sv1cec will release it soon.

[sv1cec]

Ah. It may be in his soon-to-be-released version of this hack. B)

It's in the version I'm currently helping to test. Give us a chance to find any bugs that need to be taken care of. It looks pretty complete to me so I'm hoping that sv1cec will release it soon.
I would like to include am upgrade script, which would take users who have installed Zero Tolerance's version to my version (that's something Zero suggested), but it will take time. You see, Zero's hack has two versions, and I have to find out what the final version includes, then create the upgrade script. That's a lot of work.

Would you people think that I should release the hack as it is, and then work on the upgrade script, or shall I withhold it until I have the script too?

From the two testers and my testing, it looks as if the hack is OK, so I could release it later today. Please let me know.

RGds
--------
John

[sv1cec]

Not as difficult as I expected. OK, I've added an upgrade script within the new hack's zip file. Anyone who is using Zero Tolerance's version 1.5 and cares to act as a tester for the upgrade?

What the upgrade script does, is to erase the old templates, create the new ones and add the new columns in the database tables. From then on, you have to follow the normal instructions.

Download the file at:

http://forum.m1911.org/temp/WarningSystem.zip

Read the instructions and let me know if it works. It would be better if you do not do it on an active forum, if you have a test site, do it there.

Let me know.

Rgds
------------
John

[TCattitude]

I would like to include am upgrade script, which would take users who have installed Zero Tolerance's version to my version (that's something Zero suggested), but it will take time. You see, Zero's hack has two versions, and I have to find out what the final version includes, then create the upgrade script. That's a lot of work.

Would you people think that I should release the hack as it is, and then work on the upgrade script, or shall I withhold it until I have the script too?

From the two testers and my testing, it looks as if the hack is OK, so I could release it later today. Please let me know.

RGds
--------
John
No problem at all here.

All ok.
All.

I think you could release the script right now.


And... upgrade script?
No... just simply rollback (uninstall) the ZeroTolerance version.
No more work for that, i think.

[sv1cec]

Gentlemen,

I just want to let you know that my Advanced Warning System Hack has been released. You can find it at:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=71992

It includes a rudimentary upgrade script as well, for those who are using Zero's v.1.5 hack.

Rgds
-----------
John

[SamirDarji]

Congradulations on an excellent add-on to an already great hack. This is something I was anticipating, but not so soon. Thank you for the early Christmas gift. ;)

[sv1cec]

Congradulations on an excellent add-on to an already great hack. This is something I was anticipating, but not so soon. Thank you for the early Christmas gift. ;)
You are welcome!

Please note here, that I've added a couple of new columns in the warnings table there, showing when a warning was removed and by whom. I thought an admin would like to know that.

All new additions will be done in the other thread from now on.

Rgds

[hello]

when i try to warn someone i get a blank page and when i try to look at mine or someone elses warnings how can i fix this?

[sv1cec]

when i try to warn someone i get a blank page and when i try to look at mine or someone elses warnings how can i fix this?
Could I please ask those of you who have installed my version of the mods here, to upgrade to the new Advanced Warning System (and hit "Install" there, as well)? it will give me an idea of how many people are using my code.

Thanks and rgds

[Impulse]

Is there a way that I can make this hack so, that only admins and S mods can give out warnings and perhaps certain mods (ID based, like administrator permissions?)

[sv1cec]

Is there a way that I can make this hack so, that only admins and S mods can give out warnings and perhaps certain mods (ID based, like administrator permissions?)
Just to let everyone know that Version 2.0 of the Advanced Warning System hack is out. The latest version includes automatic warnings, which are issued to members if they post obscene words (the words defined in the censorship option of vBulletin). Visit the other thread and see the new features.

Rgds to all

[crd]

one last thing. I have it set to ban my users for 5 days, but when I go to view banned users, it says permenent, and when I use the Unban Banned Users function, it doesn't unban the user who was banned as a result of the warning system

I think we have 1.5 version. I get this same thing. I have investigated it and the warn.php inserts entries in banned_members table with a ban time and a lift time that looks OK.

But in the modcp/banning.php it just does a LEFT join on all members in the banned group, all the warning system banned users just come out with nulls. It doesn't even use the banned_members table at all.

In my admin panel it links to modcp/banning.php
There is an admincp/admin_warn.php that uses banned_members in some way
but my panel never calls it.

My guess? the hack was never completely installed.

[j_86]

Do a search for advanced warning system - it is this hack remade, with a TON of other features and is constantly updated and bug fixed.

[mojo8850]

Ok.. Guy's..

I Have Installed 1.0 Working Fine.. Now To Upgrade.. I Dont Understand What You Mean With This:-

Run this query: (change TABLE_PREFIX to your settings, this is defined within includes/config.php, if it is blank then just simply remove TABLE_PREFIX from the query)

Here Is My includes/config.php

// Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
// For example: $tableprefix = 'vb3_';
$tableprefix = '';

So Help Please What Do I Do..! :ermm: :ermm: :ermm:

[mojo8850]

Ok.. Since No One Is Helping.. Especially The AUTOUR..!

This I How I Have Ran The Query:-

alter table warning_options
add `banned_usergroup_id` int(15) not null default '0',
add `protected_usergroups` varchar(255) not null default '';

However It Did Say In The Query That It Affected Rows:- 1

So Far It Working Brilliantly..

Correct Me If Wrong..!

Regards

Mr. Mojo

[sv1cec]

Ok.. Guy's..

I Have Installed 1.0 Working Fine.. Now To Upgrade.. I Dont Understand What You Mean With This:-



Here Is My includes/config.php



So Help Please What Do I Do..! :ermm: :ermm: :ermm:
That means that when someone tells you to run a query like:

UPDATE `".TABLE_PREFIX."warning_options` SET version='3.0.2' WHERE oid=1

you should remove from there, the :

".TABLE_PREFIX."

thingy, because you are not using a table prefix.

Rgds

[mojo8850]

I See So The Query That I Ran Shown In Post #526..!

Was The Correct Method..!

[taffy056]

Hi,

How do I unistall this hack, I think its playing havoc on my board after I upgraded to 3.0.5?

taffy

[j_86]

Work backwards though the installer.

Why were you not using the re-release of this hack, the more stable, bug free and feature packed Advanced Warning System (AWS).

[taffy056]

Hi,

I am planning to use this, but first I need to get my forum up and running, don't think I should upgrade until that is sorted.

taffy


Work backwards though the installer.

Why were you not using the re-release of this hack, the more stable, bug free and feature packed Advanced Warning System (AWS).

[sv1cec]

Hi,

How do I unistall this hack, I think its playing havoc on my board after I upgraded to 3.0.5?

taffy
Taffy, this hack never got a 3.0.5 release. Zero Tolerance got this hack to version 1.5. Are you sure you are not mixing it up with the AWS (which is currently at 3.0.7, by the way)?

rgds

[taffy056]

Hi,

I meant vBulletin 3.0.5 :)

Anyway I just deleted what I thought was everything in the database regarding this hack, but I get the following error when I try to reinstall.


Database error in vBulletin 3.0.5:
Invalid SQL: alter table user
add warning_level int(15) not null default '0';
mysql error: Duplicate column name 'warning_level'
mysql error number: 1060
Date: Sunday 09th of January 2005 03:50:26 PM
Script: http://www.mydomain.com/forum/admincp/install_warn.php
Referer: http://www.mydomain.com/forum/admincp/install_warn.php
Username:
IP Address: 84.*.*.*

[sv1cec]

Run the following query:

ALTER TABLE `user` DROP COLUMN `warning_level`

Don't forget to add the table prefix in front of the table name, if you are using one.

Rgds

[taffy056]

Hi sv1cec,

Thanks for that, it worked with no problem :)

taffy

[lochie]

I skipped step 2 because I don't understand it. There is no instructions so what do I do?

[ - - Step 2 - - ]
New Phrases
Note: All phrase 'types' are: 'Control Panel Stop Message'

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_opt_updated
Content: Warning Options Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_unban
Content: All Users Past Banned Limit Unbanned
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_added
Content: Warning Type Added
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_deleted
Content: Warning Type Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_edited
Content: Warning Type Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_ndeleted
Content: Warning Type Not Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is all I had..

I don't want to continue with the upgrade until I sort this out just incase.

[Impulse]

I skipped step 2 because I don't understand it. There is no instructions so what do I do?

[ - - Step 2 - - ]
New Phrases
Note: All phrase 'types' are: 'Control Panel Stop Message'

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_opt_updated
Content: Warning Options Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_unban
Content: All Users Past Banned Limit Unbanned
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_added
Content: Warning Type Added
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_deleted
Content: Warning Type Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_edited
Content: Warning Type Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_ndeleted
Content: Warning Type Not Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is all I had..

I don't want to continue with the upgrade until I sort this out just incase.


Go to your Admincp > Language & Phrases > Phrase Manager.

In that screen click the 'add Phrase' manager. There select the phrase type from the drop down menu, in your case this would be 'Control Panel Stop Message' (It's the last phrase type, so just scroll down in the drop down o.o)

Now, place the varnames in the varname box and the content thing in the text box. Leave the rest blank, hit save and you're done and just repeat the process over and over untill you've made them all.

I hope this explains it clear enough for you.

[DannyITR]

Is there any way to send an email when the user is banned? That is all this hack needs.

[sv1cec]

Is there any way to send an email when the user is banned? That is all this hack needs.
Well, I am afraid you should upgrade to AWS. AWS has that feature you want, along with a lot more.

Rgds

[DannyITR]

Has anyone figure dout to allow multiple usergroups to see the users warnings but to remove the "warn user" link for the restr of them. I cannot get the code to work. I'm refering to post #17 on page 2 here.

[billywiz]

sorry if this has been asked but i need somw help:)

right then my mods cant see Warn test (non-post related) ? View test Warnings on my new Usergroups but they can see them on the Registered Usergroup but not on my new ones any help thanks for your time billywiz

[billywiz]

any help plz :D

[Deaths]

Nice hack, /me installs.

EDIT: wOOt I'm #200 to install :D

[Sleepyk]

having a problem when i edit private.php everything been fine so far

error is

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /home/content/k/l/e/kleptikxmode/html/private.php on line 1672

i included file too

[Sleepyk]

Really need help everything else is perfect and have it running, just hoping it will work while this file get worked on

[Sleepyk]

ok i view warnings/warn someone it sends me to http://thebattledome.com/Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=20

which is a blank page, whats wrong? is it because private php isnt workin or something else?

[sv1cec]

This hack is no longer supported by Zero Tolerance or me. If you want a bug-free, future rich Warning System, try installing the Advanced Warning System. It can be found here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=574374#post574374

where you can read a summary of features, etc.

It has its own discussion forum, here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=105

Rgds

[mojo8850]

Hi Guy's.

I have installed the Warning Hack 1.0 & Upgraded to 1.5.
I love the hack its awesome.

But how come it does not have this facilty ** Screenshot Below **

If we can add it please someone let me know how..

Regards

Mr. Mojo :nervous: :nervous: :nervous:

[j_86]

mojo8850 can be bothered to read one post above his? :P

[Mr. Brian]

Cool!

*Brian clicks Install*

[billywiz]

sorry if this has been asked but i need somw help:)

right then my mods cant see Warn test (non-post related) ? View test Warnings on my new Usergroups but they can see them on the Registered Usergroup but not on my new ones any help thanks for your time billywiz


:confused:any one plz, this is the only prob i have with this hack plz help me :confused:

[TouchStone]

Hello I has itself these chops inserted and it goes also everything, only I would like if a user over these chop gebannd will it also in the Thread/Posting am then indicated? Then I would like to still look at myself each user also its cautions can, which can be which I thereby it in English is had surveyed as to be placed is?

Instaled by vB 3.0.7

Please help im a German Boy ans i cann bad Englisch

THX

[T_Montana]

what's the table prefix query talk?

do i do this admincp or what?What do i do?

[sv1cec]

This hack is no longer supported. Try upgrading to AWS, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=71992

[T_Montana]

what's wrong with this one and what's better about that one?

[SamirDarji]

what's wrong with this one and what's better about that one?The advanced one is a complete warning system with many more features than this hack. The drawback is that it is a complicated hack. But it has very good support.

[Skaterscafe.com]

nvm got it ;) for anyone that would like only admins & supermods to be able to view the warn links, and it wont appear on admins posts, and moderators can only see links in their posts, then follow the instructions listed..

Go to templates> edit postbit & postbit_legacy

Find:

<a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[musername]</a> ? <a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[musername]'s Warnings</a>



Replace with:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]!=6 AND $post[usergroupid]!=5 AND can_moderate($forum[forumid], '', $bbuserinfo[userid])"><a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[musername]</a> ? <a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[musername]'s Warnings</a>
</if>



I have tried this and my Super Mods still cannot see the warning links. My mods see it fine, but the Super mods cannot.

The Admin ID is 6, uper Mod is 5 so you think they could see it.

Anyone have a solution....I have tried to read thru 330+ pages but this looked like the best answer.

[Xplorer4x4]

Warning: Division by zero in /includes/functions.php(2063) : eval()'d code on line 10

I installed the original hack and the upgrade, and I got the error above when I try to issue a warning. I am running vB3.0.7 and didn't realize this hack was for 3.0.3

The original hack does not include any modifications to includes/functions. The upgrade edits includes/functions_online.

I followed the instructions EXACTLY.

Also note that I did have an error when i query with TABLE_PREFIX so i removed the prefix there as you said and it worked.
Step 1:
Run this query: (change TABLE_PREFIX to your settings, this is defined within includes/config.php, if it is blank then just simply remove TABLE_PREFIX from the query)

alter table TABLE_PREFIXwarning_options
add `banned_usergroup_id` int(15) not null default '0',
add `protected_usergroups` varchar(255) not null default '';

I got the same error message after installing the original and upgrade. I have come this far..is there a way to make it compatible?

Thanks you very much. If this was addressed earlier in the thread I apologize.
================================================== ========
Ok sorry I am an idiot. :o lol. Helps to add everything ot one template. ;) Figured i woudl leave this up for future reference.

Great hack!

[OllieRocks]

Edit: fixed it now ;)

[OllieRocks]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_opt_updated
Content: Warning Options Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_unban
Content: All Users Past Banned Limit Unbanned
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_added
Content: Warning Type Added
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_deleted
Content: Warning Type Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_edited
Content: Warning Type Updated
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Var Name: warning_warn_ndeleted
Content: Warning Type Not Deleted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

how do u do them?

[---MAD---]

Step 3:
Go to your admin cp, then:
Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product] -> Select 'warning.xml' from your computer then press 'Import'

I cant find plugin system?

[Zephyrus]

Warning Hack: Steps I don't understand.

Var Name: warning_opt_updated
Content: Warning Options Updated

Var Name: warning_unban
Content: All Users Past Banned Limit Unbanned

Var Name: warning_warn_added
Content: Warning Type Added

Var Name: warning_warn_deleted
Content: Warning Type Deleted

Var Name: warning_warn_edited
Content: Warning Type Updated

Var Name: warning_warn_ndeleted
Content: Warning Type Not Deleted

Varname: warning_member_unbanned
Content: Member Unbanned

I don't understand really understand these.. please help people..
EDIT: oh nevermind.. I got it.. people who don't understand heres how to solve it. Login to admincp, expand "Languages and Phrases" then select "phrase manager" and "add new phrase". I didn't liked the advanced warning hack because it was too much work and complicated, took hours and theres still bugs yet to be fixed, so I'm using Zero's warning hack.

[SeanThomps]

This hack is working great. I just have one problem; When I try to click in admincp "Manage Warning Options" it just takes me to a blank white page.

This is what the link points to: http://www.volconvo.com/forums/admincp/admin_warn.php?act=manageoptions

[sv1cec]

This hack is no longer supported by anyone. Sorry.