Miserable Users

[arcane1]

*Arcane1 Installs

This really needs an A/V feed to monitor user frustration levels.

[Wonko-The-Sane]

owww I really do have to install this.

Looks like an Absolute gem of a mod, cheers :)

[hoopsta]

the hack doesn't prompt a download. It opens up code in a browser

[Dark_D]

I just clicked on it and file was downloaded right to my desktop.....
Maybe the same has happened to you.

[Paul M]

Right click, save target as ......

[hoopsta]

thanks! works great!

[Sonno]

BEST HACK EVER!

Thanks!

[Symen_4ab]

w00t w00t, the miserable user hack is back :)

Installed, thanks a lot, I love this one, so more elegant than pure ban.

[XdePloppy]

Hi, not sure if this is because of your plugin, but i installed it, tested it with a test user, and it worked, great, but, everyone on the forum is now complaining, but only 1 should be affected. I uninstalled it, and the forum, is SLOOWWWWWWWWwww.

It stays slow. Does this sound familiar and what can I do?

[Edit: Solved! Open Proxy Check is the one slowing it down]


Great Hack BTW :)

[blacklancer]

awesome mod! i just had a friend try it and he said he would hate me forever if i did that to him!! :laugh:

[lifesourcerec]

I get this error when trying to save phpinclude_start:


Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /forums/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3537) : eval()'d code on line 13

[Paul M]

I get this error when trying to save phpinclude_start:Erm, phpinclude_start ??

[lifesourcerec]

Erm, phpinclude_start ??

Must have been an older version as it was this hack. I uninstalled that from the table manually. May try to re-install it.

[AshokForums.com]

1000th install :) thanks

[Paul M]

1000th install :) thanksWow, 1000 :up:

[Vladi_187]

I dont know what to do after i import the hack in my plugin manager. Can somebody tell me what to do after? Do i just create a normal usergroup with the same permissions as 'registred users' but name it 'miserable users' ? And then what?

[Paul M]

Try reading the first post .....

[Symen_4ab]

I'll even quote the important parts for you ...


create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value of this group, and your preferred other settings, in the hacks settings area



To make a member suffer just edit their profile to add them to the miserable users group (it will work as either the primary group or as a secondary group).


m'kay ?

[Kihon Kata]

FYI: This did not work for me. IN fact, after I added the hack, I had 30 PMs very quickly and then I, myself, was not able to access my own site. LOL

[Paul M]

Then you did something wrong. :)

[Kihon Kata]

Then you did something wrong. :)

How can one do something wrong when there is only one XML to install?

[Paul M]

How can one do something wrong when there is only one XML to install?Good question.

It is possible for that to happen in very unusual circumstances - when you install this, the default Miserable User group is 14 (which is the MU group on my test forum) so if you happen to use that group on your forum for something then members of it would be affected until you changed the setting to your correct MU group.

Allthough it's very unlikely, I probably should change that.

[Kihon Kata]

Good question.

It is possible for that to happen in very unusual circumstances - when you install this, the default Miserable User group is 14 (which is the MU group on my test forum) so if you happen to use that group on your forum for something then members of it would be affected until you changed the setting to your correct MU group.

Allthough it's very unlikely, I probably should change that.

I just checked and it was usergroup 17 on my forums. It was hilarious since I was trying to access my forums for over an hour and I couldn't. I did notice that the IP address was left blank, could that be it?

[Paul M]

I did notice that the IP address was left blank, could that be it?No. A blank ip field should have no effect (mine is blank).

[Smiry Kin's]

FYI: This did not work for me. IN fact, after I added the hack, I had 30 PMs very quickly and then I, myself, was not able to access my own site. LOL
you must have done something very wrong..

works perfectly for me on 3.5.2 and 3.5.3

[Kihon Kata]

LOL! hehe.

you must have done something very wrong..

works perfectly for me on 3.5.2 and 3.5.3

[Frank Butcher]

What folder or directory do I FTP the XML file into to have it work in my admin panel ?

First timer here with VBB ;)

[Paul M]

What folder or directory do I FTP the XML file into to have it work in my admin panel ?You don't. In the Admin Panel you go into the Product Management (under plugins) and choose add/import - you then browse to the xml file on your local pc and install it.

[Frank Butcher]

Thanks :)

Will do that now :)

[WichitaRacing]

haaaaaaa omg this is soooo wrong haha. i will keep this one in mind just in case i ever need it haaa

Problem:

All I get when logged on as a Miserable User is a 20-30s wait time, then a "The page cannot be displayed" page. Every time, no matter where I try to navigate.

I went back into the settings and reduced the percentages on everything, but still no luck. :confused:

[hgb]

installed and works the charm.....

thx for share'n

[angelo]

Any possible way we can get this to work by userid? I would rather not create a new usergroup for this and IP's change often so I'm not sure if I want to use that.

Great hack though :)

[Paul M]

I would rather not create a new usergroup for thisWhy not ?

The answer is no, because I really cannot see any reason not to use it as is. :)

[Bikestylesinc]

I think I traced it down to a bad Usergroup ID number. It was set at 14 by default, and it should have been 9. Seems to be working now so we'll make a nice "Server Load Exceeded" page for them to be redirected to. We'll even put a donation button on it for them :nervous: We used to dread trolls, now we use them as toys :)

Thanks Paul for all the hard work that you've put into this.

haha

[Paul M]

Edit the usergroup setting in the ACP, miserable user options (part of vb options).

[WichitaRacing]

Problem:

All I get when logged on as a Miserable User is a 20-30s wait time, then a "The page cannot be displayed" page. Every time, no matter where I try to navigate.

I went back into the settings and reduced the percentages on everything, but still no luck. :confused:
Any idea what's up w/ my problem here?

[Paul M]

Nope, no idea.

[WichitaRacing]

Nope, no idea.

What do you suggest I do in attempt to correct?

You think it might be another hack screwing it up? FWIW, I'm running 3.5.0. I could list all my hacks if you think it would help. Also, I'm using MKPortal and the forum is viewed within the portal.

[WichitaRacing]

Bump for anyone who can help. :cry:

[tokosan]

i gotta say this is the best hack after months of using it, it is so much fun.

mad propz to da head hacker :D

[YLP1]

Excellent hack..... I could have missed it but I have version 2.03. Do I need to uninstall this version before installing the xml for version 2.04?

Thanks in advance...

Excellent hack... I gotta tell ya.. I run a community website and I do our council reviews every week.... politics has a way of bringing out the nastyness in some people.

Excellent indeed...

PS: On my wish list is the ability to add via User Ids......

[Paul M]

To upgrade from 2.03 to 2.04 just import the latest version with overwrite set to yes.

What do you suggest I do in attempt to correct?There is nothing I can suggest since I haven't a clue why you have this specific problem.

[parajsa]

Hi there Paul M,
Thank u for the amazing hack, it helped me a lot, but i had a problem, when I enter one Ip addressed like 134.11.78.899, it does not affect only this whole Ip, but the whole range of IP, which begins with 134.11.*.*, is there a way that this wont happen?

Thank u in advanced,
parajsa

[Paul M]

I can't see any way for that to happen.

[Jon.]

Awesome! Thanks!

[andrefedalto]

Hi there Paul M,
Thank u for the amazing hack, it helped me a lot, but i had a problem, when I enter one Ip addressed like 134.11.78.899, it does not affect only this whole Ip, but the whole range of IP, which begins with 134.11.*.*, is there a way that this wont happen?

Thank u in advanced,
parajsa

maybe because this ip 134.11.78.899 doesnt exists? ips goes up to 255, like 255.255.255.255, so the ip you block must be at maximum 134.11.78.255, and not 899 ;)

[OAndrea]

Installed this and it doesn't work.:( It has literally no effect on the user group I set it to

[Paul M]

Installed this and it doesn't work.:( It has literally no effect on the user group I set it toThen you must have done something wrong somewhere.

[Stanley Steamer]

This is the first time I have ever tried to install a hack.
When I upload the miserableusers file from my PC to my download plug ins page I am getting this messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

[Rick Grunwald]

You get that if you try to use the Themes area to install the XML (not saying you werre doing that) Try through the plugins area and let it do its own naming etc.

Anyone who knows more than I do please jump in!

[Rick Grunwald]

I also have to say THANKS for this. It is at the very least hilarious. I don't have any issues that require it but I set up a test account and let some folks try it after a normal login to verify that everything was running ok

The usual reply is a disgusted "Oh my GOD":devious: :banana:

[Stanley Steamer]

This is the first time I ever uploaded a plugin, so I am probably doing it wrong.
This is what I am doing.
Admin control panel>plug in system>download/upload plugins>browse to the file on my PC,select it> import.
then I get this messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

[YLP1]

Sorry for butting on ... but since I have upgraded to ver 3_5_4, I am having similar issues with adding plugins. I have requested help from the member support area.

Right now the only way I can add plugins is to : manually add them or upload the xml file to the includes/xml folder and import from there.

In regards to the upgrade to new version... I did a complete upgrade to my live board and clean new install on my test board and both are having problems with the import of plugins.

When I find out anything knew I will post.

[Stanley Steamer]

I upgraded to 3.5.4 last week, but like I said, this is the first time I ever tried to upload a plugin so I am not sure how to do it.
I can try uploading it to my xml file and see if that works.

[Paul M]

This is the first time I ever uploaded a plugin, so I am probably doing it wrong.
This is what I am doing.
Admin control panel>plug in system>download/upload plugins>browse to the file on my PC,select it> import.
then I get this messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1It's a product, not plugin - import it via the 'manage' products area

[Stanley Steamer]

I just tried that.
Manage products>add/import product>browse and selected the files from my PC> Import.
I got the same messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

Should I up load the files to my xml files on my server?

[Stanley Steamer]

I up loaded the files to my server and imported them, but I am still getting the same message.

[Paul M]

I just tried that.
Manage products>add/import product>browse and selected the files from my PC> Import.
I got the same messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1
I suggest you re-download and unzip the XML file because it looks like you have corrupted it somehow.

[Stanley Steamer]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[Stanley Steamer]

That did the trick, Thanks paul!

[Stanley Steamer]

It isn't working.
I created a test account for the miserable users group and tried it but it isn't doing anything.
Everything is installed, it's in the vbulletin options and in the products manager.
I put the user group id in the vbulletin options, but it still isn't doing anything.
It is set for global/start.
What did I miss?

[Paul M]

I don't think you missed anything, hard to be 100% sure without seeing your set-up.

Is the plugin system enabled ?

[Stanley Steamer]

Plugin manager>plugin system. It says miserable users is active.
is the user group supposed to be miserable users or miserableid? (see post 35 & 36)

[Paul M]

Plugin manager>plugin system. It says miserable users is active.There is a seperate setting (in vb options) to turn the entire plugin system on/off.

is the user group supposed to be miserable users or miserableid? (see post 35 & 36)The name of the group is not relevant, the setting (again in vb options) requires it's numeric usergroupid to be entered.

[Stanley Steamer]

In vbulletin options, plugin hook system. It is set to yes.
I entered the user group id, (id:17)
Should it be, miserable users (id:17) or just the number?
Everything else seems to be installed and turned on.
It isn't doing anything.
I can jump around the forum and open threads, make posts as easily as anyone else.
I know I must have missed something somewhere, but what?

I clicked on my test accounts screen name at the bottom of the page in what's going on and it said I was banned.
But I can still post and jump around the forums like a normal member.

[Paul M]

Sorry, without access to your ACP there is nothing I can tell you.

[Stanley Steamer]

I found it.
In vBulletin options where you write the groups id number, I was putting in "id:17"
I deleted "id:17" and just put in "17"
I guess it was reading the group number as id and not the number itself?

[lil doggy]

heheh - I love this hack - installed and works like a dream

many thanks

** clicks install **

[Stanley Steamer]

This hack is great!
It's annoying even when testing it with a test account! :laugh:

[Nathan2006]

This is great!

Will have some fun with this lol :)

Thank you

Install*

[lazytown]

Is there any way to disable the "miserable user" option for certain pages? I also have the "forms" mod installed, which I use as a contact us form to create a post in a mod section (avoids emails/etc). I would like miserable users to be able to use that form so I don't keep getting emailed.

Thanks
-vissa

[Paul M]

Nope, there is no such facility.

[offsidex]

Thank you Great Work!

[titodj]

I was wondering if I ever would need such an add on....
And sure thing, I did nfind a use for it...

Thanks....

[Quarterbore]

I have had some members that just have been asking to get banned and I am going this route on them instead.... I have been considering installing this for too long and it is now running on my site and I love it!

If it is this slow on Broadband... I would love to see a Dial Up user that just got put on my &*!$ list!

[Krose]

i love this hack! thanx!!...*clicked install*

[noox]

Thanks for the hack - really annoying browsing with this hack :)

I'm a little lost with Usergroups. Is it possible to let Moderators add the Usergroup of a user? If not it would be nice to have option that Moderators could add this Usergroup to a user. At list temporarily. Maybe also an IP-Address. Maybe I'll work on that myself.

Edit: Sorry, I just read that it works if the Miserable User group is set to banable. Thanks!

[jacks316]

Excellent! This has come in handy on a couple of occasions...lol

[Fusion.nl]

The day has come for someone to hush up and this tool is just the thing for it. Easiest install I've ever seen! :up:

[flfooty tv]

best hack ever! no need to ban people lol just piss them off

[DPBlessing]

ditto all of the kudos!
Glad I installed just in time as a few were getting waaaay out of control.
:)

I wonder if 80% on all options and 1000 second minimum is 'too much'?
;)

Thank You!

[captainandy]

Wow - that is so amazing.. what an idea.. Great Post...:banana:

[Edward S]

In the old dial-up BBS days...
Basically it amounts to that age old rule, "Absolute Power, etc... etc"
Kinda like pulling an April Fools joke on someone and not being there to see the results. (Except if you like the feeling of power over others when they PM you to complain about your site.. you get the chance then to goof around) Personally, I have too many other things to do... Its just easier, quicker, and less of a hassle to just, BAN... move on!

Did someone here really say they've Banned a user 50 times?.... unbelievable.. and they only let them back on long enough for others to get tired of "abusing" him?
Perfect example of the "Absolute Power, etc.. etc"

Nice example of how to code a modifcation though... (Not Installed)

[m52]

installed, and loving it!

[andor]

I never knew just how much I wanted to sizzle their little fly wings off in the hot daylight sun . . . until you placed this small, unassuming but powerful magnifying glass in my hands. But wait - it has a slow burn, fan-forced oven as well, with rotisserie!

Instead of being at the mercy of insects, I am now Back in Control. Thanks for turning my forum admin duties back from digital to analogue, and my clients also salute you!

And wasn't that a great idea about redirecting to a custom server overloaded page with the donation facility? . . . How twisted can this get?

[tamborinegal]

This is a dream hack. Thanks Paul. :)

Clancy

[Rick Grunwald]

This is a dream hack. Thanks Paul. :)

Clancy
:banana: Dream for sure. One of the more diabolical things is you can't log out (oh yes if yo know what you are doing you can clear cache, & cookies etc) but the clueless will find that every time they go back they are logged in. I don't know if it was planned that way. I tried a test acccount at work about a month ago and yesterday I was still logged into it - hilarious!:banana:


... and thanks!

[dakar]

Got a victim already lined up... thanks! *Clicks Install*

[YLP1]

This hack is just the best!!! I run a Community Forum and when the political hecklers get out of control....this is the best solution! I had one heckler (which I had banned for repeated Terms of User violations) send a letter to Vbulletin to complain that I banned them! LOL

I only wish that user ids could be used for this.

[dodgechargerfan]

I searched this thread for "server" "load" and "resource" and didn't come up with anything that would give me an idea of how much load is put on the server when someone is in the miserable users group and are feeling the effects.
I know I can tune things down with the settings, but I need to figure out the settings that will inflict the most frustration without exceeding my cpu quota on my hosted site.

Thanks for this great product, BTW.

[Paul M]

It has no extra effect on load, it's just serving up pages the same as any other connection. In fact it probably uses less resources as the pages mostly have less interaction with mysql.

[dodgechargerfan]

Excellent. That's what I thought, but I had a bit of an "event" not long after I put a member into the miserable group. I suspected that it was not related to this hack and you've confirmed that. Thanks. (Now, I'm off to fight with my host's support group... :) )

[Bubble #5]

Hi Paul, we have version 2.01. To update to the current 2.05 what would we have to do?

[Paul M]

Download the zip, extract the xml file [to your pc] and then import it into vbulletin as a product (with overwrite set to yes).

[Bubble #5]

OK thanks Paul! :)

[analog-x]

Thank you Sata.....errr Paul for this hack.

I've been runnig vBulletin for the past 5 months and recently found out we have a member stalking another one. I didnt want to outright ban the person since that sometimes creates more problems than solving them.

This is a great solution to annoy them to the point that they just leave.

It was so simple to install I think my pet canary could install it.

Thank you for this Hack!!!

I'll report back and let you know what happens with the offending member.

[Johhhn]

I just wanted to verify-
Under the IP addresses you want to use for miserable IP addresses, if you enter:

123.234.23

Does that mean it'll affect the range of 123.234.23.1 - 123.234.23.255?

Just want to clarify..

thanks!!

[kurtbarker]

I know that's how the vBulletin IP banning works, so if Miserable Users accepts the shorter IP, then I would imagine that the range you wrote is correct.

[Paul M]

Yes, as I recall, that should work.

[Tuan Ly]

hahahah this is funny but great :D

[SideDraft260]

I am at a loss. I've installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, and re-read the instructions more times than I can count. It seems to have no effect whatsoever on my test account. What could I have possibly done wrong?

To install this hack simply download the xml file to your pc and then import it into vbulletin as a product

Done. Uninstalled, then done again. Twice.

then create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value of this group

Created the group, didn't work, deleted the group, created a new one, updated the GroupID number in vBOptions>Miserable Users. I'm on my 3rd usergroup now...no change.

and your preferred other settings, in the hacks settings area (vBulletin Oprions > Miserable Users).

Done, repeatedly.


To make a member suffer just edit their profile to add them to the miserable users group (it will work as either the primary group or as a secondary group).

I've tried using the primary, secondary, and the 'banned' groups, but nothing seems to work. I can jump around with my 'test' account as if it were any other member.

suggestions?


Edit: If I change a users primary usergroup to my Miserable Users group, then it changes the amount of stored messages allowed (from 50 to 10). However, there is no other effect...no random server timeouts, no slow down, nothing.

Setting the primary user group to "Registered User" and setting the secondary group to the Miserable Users group has no effect whatsoever, leaving stored messages allowed at 50. "Registered User" group settings DO allow for secondary usergroups.

Edit #2: Also, Plugin System is Active, and this plugin is set to Active with the hook in global_start

Hope this helps someone give me a clue....

[Paul M]

Possibly you have a broken hack using the same hook as this, preventing it running. Try disabling all other users of global_start and see what happens.

[SideDraft260]

Possibly you have a broken hack using the same hook as this, preventing it running. Try disabling all other users of global_start and see what happens.

That did the trick!!! Works BEAUTIFULLY!! Great Hack, and thanks for the quick help! :banana:

[TheBlackPoet]

good job.....

[Coast to Coast]

installed for the ATS community

[analog-x]

I'm reporting back to let you know that the hack worked. The offending member is gone, as a matter of fact I got a hate mail saying how crapy and slow my board was and to delete their account.

hehehehe I love it!!!

I'm surprised there are others having a problem installing. I've got v3.5.x and Have other hacks as well and things went smooth.

[jndeakin]

A question, more about groups than this hack I suppose...
I've installed the hack, set up a Miserable Users group, and set the group in the options>Miserable-User config. I can add the group as a secondary on their user details. I don't want them to catch on by suddenly not having access to somewhere they could see before, or vice-versa. If I set the new group to have no access to anything will that override their main group's access and tip them off? or if I give it access to everything will it let them do things I don't want them to do (albeit sloooowly!!! lol ). The default settings for the new group gave some access rights and denied others, so there's no clue which is safest!.

If there's no way of doing this without effecting access rights, would it be possible to have a version where we can just add userid's rather than groupid's?

Fun hack though :)

Jim deakin

[Paul M]

Most people just create the group based on Group 2 (registered users). There has never been any permission problems reported doing this.

[jndeakin]

That's a little awkward, as we have a 'senior members' area which people who've been registered longer than 6 months, and have made more than 500 posts can read. New members/plain registered-users don't see it.
Looks like it needs multiple groups...

Thanks for the quick answer anyway

Jim Deakin

[Paul M]

How would basing it on the plain registered group affect your senoir members ? It would work just fine for both.

[jetblast10]

Possibly you have a broken hack using the same hook as this, preventing it running. Try disabling all other users of global_start and see what happens.


I'm having the same problem but, humbly I admit, I don't understand your answer. Can you give a step by step for disabling all other users of global_start? Thanks!

[jetblast10]

diregard - I figured it out! this rocks!

[daviet]

One thing to watch out for, I have a private forum setup but on installation of Miserable users, in testing if I assigned a user to be in the new 'miserable users' usergroup, the user was able to see a forum that was marked Private and read the messages within. Otherwise the hack works great, thanks!

I rebuilt forum information in Update Counters and then had to edit the Forum Permissions for the Private forum, setting 'miserable users' usergroup to "All No".

This is more an issue with adding new usergroups in vbulletin than the miserable users hack itself.

[Dr.Viggy]

*installed

[Eric]

Hehe, I even tested it on myself. Works great!

*installed

[titodj]

This is a very usefull Plug Inn, but to make it perfect, would be nice to link the lucky user with the cookie on AE detector (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?threadid=107566) so if the user takes a new username will get miserable status again...
Just a tought.
Regards...:banana:

[dodgechargerfan]

You can specify an IP address as well as a username - so if they are trying to use a different username from the the same IP address - you've got them covered both ways. No need to link AE detector ->which is another nice mod that I use...

[titodj]

You can specify an IP address as well as a username - so if they are trying to use a different username from the the same IP address - you've got them covered both ways. No need to link AE detector ->which is another nice mod that I use...

Yes, but the problem here is too many dynamic IP's and guys who use cable I get a bunch of people sharing IP's using cable.
What I do now is to detect the new user with AE detector and apply the miserable status..
Regards...

[Paul M]

Yes, but the problem here is too many dynamic IP's and guys who use cable I get a bunch of people sharing IP's using cable.
What I do now is to detect the new user with AE detector and apply the miserable status..
Regards...You would need to ask the author of the AE hack to add the ability to move detected users to another usergroup.

[Coldhands]

Paul,

I think I speak for all of us when I say this mod will not be complete until we can tap into their webcams and see the frustration on their faces. I'll be waiting for your response.

Thanks,

CH

P.S. Seriously, you're evil and I like it. Keep on, keepin' on!

[snowbird]

Sorry if it's been asked, or if it is too stupid a question to have been asked previously :) But does this product have any down-side on server load or any other drawbacks?

[Paul M]

No it doesn't (and I think it's been asked before :)).

[jruerph]

I've been eyeing this hack for a couple of months now, but with a fairly new forum, I didn't have a need for it until yesterday. Some A** Hole has been spamming away on my forum. In a way I had it coming because I used a link in my sig on his board, but I did it professionally w/o mentioning my site in my post. I just contributed to the community and left a sig with a link for those interested. The next day he retaliates with posts totally promoting his forum while attempting to put mine down. I of course would have been tolerant if left a sig and contributed to my forum, but his post are totally self promoting.

Anyway thanks for the hack, where do I contribute?;)

[FLMom]

Needed this for the first time tonight! Just installed :D Thanks for your hard work :banana:

[redlabour]

Will it work in the Future with vBulletin 3.6 (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187654) ?

[HabboLand]

lmao my users are now owned

[AMFMaree]

I can not get it to work on usergroups, but it does work on IP.. what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[AMFMaree]

UPDATE... I used this hack.. and the person is still posting.. god knows how.. I tried it on my own account and I had to change it back real quick.. GRRR

[Paul M]

They are obviously very patient and persistant.

[blackdream1971]

hey Paul will this hack work on version 3.0.6?

if not is their a version of this hack for 3.0.6?

[Paul M]

There is a 3.0.x version by Kirafire, it's listed in the similar threads at the bottom of the page.

[blackdream1971]

There is a 3.0.x version by Kirafire, it's listed in the similar threads at the bottom of the page.thanx man.

[tommyxv]

Paul, You have this for 3.6 yet?:surprised:

[Paul M]

This should work "as is" in 3.6.

[Eq4bits]

love this! one question tho...
since I'm periodically changing the %'s for the various events and also changing one particular person from being a member of this usergroup to another... that person isn't getting an email from the forum telling him/her that he/she has been added to the miserable usergroup is he/she?

[Paul M]

Standard vbulletin does not send e-mails when you change a members usergroup.

[Eq4bits]

*whew* for some reason I thought it did... when you changed or added them to one.

[G_Man]

Standard vbulletin does not send e-mails when you change a members usergroup.


Is there a hack for that, though? Been looking actually and didn't see anything.

BTW - this Hack is the greatest thing for crap posters ever. I don't have any issues yet, but I have my finger over the install button for this one when the day comes!! :D

[Rick Grunwald]

To the author: I LOVE this hack!!:banana:

To the rest of you: It's supposed to save time so that YOU are not wasting time chasing idiots
However if you DO have some extra time to waste on that "special" idiot try alternating bertween miserable user and the "tachy goes to Coventry" thing ... some days your board will be running fine and fast! Then move him back:devious:

[lucky123]

Loaded this yesterday and tried it out on a fake user.

IT WORKED PERFECT!!

thank you :banana:

[Zelos]

How would I create a hidden usergroup, so members wouldn't see that they're now part of a group called "miserable"?

[Ncturnal]

Edit the group properties and set the option "Viewable on Show Groups" to no.

[Bubble #5]

This should work "as is" in 3.6.
We will test and double check this for you tomorrow Paul :)

[Bubble #5]

Paul I'm guessing that this works with 3.6 B3 because when we tested it we couldn't even log in :confused:

All we got was a message saying "can?t open the page http://www.website.com/forum/index.php. The error was: ?lost network connection" :bunny:

[Paul M]

I don't think MU could cause that to happen.

[Bubble #5]

Well it happened immediately after assigning MU to the member, and it went away immediately after we took it off, so cool... looks like there's a new feature under 3.6 :bunny:

:p

[Zelos]

I'm also curious as to whether or not this will work in the final release version of 3.6...

[Paul M]

I see no reason why not, but there will be a 3.6 release as well.

[Muellmann]

thanks Paul M. it's very excellent mod for trolls, i pressed install and i will enjoy it.
i tested it and it runs fine! i have many trolls maybe it will heal them :cool:

[fatal1980]

best mod ever!

[The Finman]

I have installed 10 hacks from vBulletin since switching from UBB Classic a few weeks ago.

However, this my very first post here in the forum because this hack just rocks! :up:

Great job!

Installed and voted for! :)

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

Great mod! I am trying to get my moderators to be able to use it. Right now, they are super moderators. When they click on the "mod" link one of the items they have is:

Users
Search for Users
Ban User
View Banned Users
Search IP Addresses

Is there a way to add "miserable user" to that list, so a user can be banned, or they can be "miserabled"?

Thanks,
Rich

[Paul M]

The only thing you can do is make the miserable usergroup a "banned" usergroup so they can ban people to it.

[RichTJ99]

Meaning there could be two different "banned" groups? How do I do that?

[Paul M]

It's a setting in each usergroups settings in the acp usergroup manager.

[RichTJ99]

So do you mean under the miserable configuration, where it asks what number usergroup I want to add miserable users to, I should point it to the "banned" usergroup #13 on my site? Does that make the user banned and also miserable?

[Paul M]

I think you misread it ;

then create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value of this group

[Warlock40]

I know its been talked about but just looking to confirm this is good under 3.6
I can't possibly live without it.

Thanks

[Rebecca217]

I'm using it under 3.6 and haven't any problems so far. :)

Bekka

[Paul M]

There is a seperate 3.6 version.

[Eagle Creek]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=121886

I see :D.

Thanks again Paul! You're the best!

[Tork64]

well i finally used this puppy and wow what a blast i had :) Thanks for this hacks.

[BobbyBig]

I really feel in love with you :) installs

[daFish]

This Add-On is really great, but it seems not really working, atleast on the board were I've installed it.
The users who are in the miserable usergroup can post in the last 2 days.
We're using vB 3.5.4, so I guess, this hack works well with this version.

[Paul M]

If you read it, you will see it does not actually prevent posting, just makes it very hard.

[Mysticales]

Installed, works great. =)

I wish however you had a "time limit" option with cron job support maybe.

This way you could set a user to that usergroup for "x" time before its removed.. kinda like a fun thing, or warning.. but wont allow for a admin to forget to remove it. (Unless set to perma)

[Paul M]

Set the group to be bannable, and move people to it using the forum ban option.

[Mysticales]

Set the group to be bannable, and move people to it using the forum ban option.

May sound odd.. but if I set it to be bannable, wouldnt that deny them forum access since they are banned?

Or are you saying it allows you to move them to that usergroup when you got ban user.

[Paul M]

It allows you to move them to that usergroup when you choose the ban member options. They should still have whatever permissions you grant that group.

[Mysticales]

Ah thanks, solved that issue..

However.. one issue I see with that. Maybe you have a idea.

I ONLY want "admins" with this function. Since obviously we would try to keep a more politcal stand on things vs allow mods to go rampant and have fun with it.

Since normally, AdminCP is the ONLY place you can change or add usergroups, It was safe to say it was isolated to admin only use.

By doing what you suggest and making it a banned group, mods could now be able to move users to that group.

I dont really think I want mods to be allowed to put someone in miserable users.

Any idea on how something could be designed for usergroup permissions in who is allowed to move someone to that group?

[Paul M]

As you say - if you want it admins only then you have to do it manually, the other way will allow anyone who can ban to use the function (i.e. moderators). As far as I can see, those are your only choices - unless you can find someone to custom write what you want.

[Mysticales]

Yea thats what I was afraid of hehe.. Yea on a large community like ours.. rather not tempt mods.. or leak this info out easily that we can do this.

Plan to use this vs flamers and trolls... Banning them wont mean much.. but a issue can hehe.

[monkeywarplane]

When I first saw this, I thought what a great idea it was, but I had no reason to use it. Now I have a couple members that deserve this usergroup and I think it's a fantastic hack.

Thank you! clicks install!

Stuart

[threat]

Woo thanks, Got a member or my site who tends to be very rude. IM AM GOD !!

[Bubble #5]

IM AM GOD !!
How come you never answer our prayers? ;)

[G_Man]

Perhaps I am doing something wrong - although I don't know what as I have been through it a hundred times - but it doesn't seem to be working with the Infraction Usergroups...

If I assign my miserable usergroup to someone as a secondary it works perfect, but anyone assigned it through the Infraction System has the permissions of the Miserable Usergroup, but not any of the miserable effects.

???

[Paul M]

It won't work because the persons usergroup is not changed by the infraction system.

[G_Man]

It won't work because the persons usergroup is not changed by the infraction system.


That is kind of what I thought, but wasn't sure. Thanks, Paul.

[drgonzo120]

moeha, i'm gonna get some sorry asses !!!


moehahwagararaaahahahaa:cool:

[ceedee]

Absolutely brilliant hack, best I've seen yet. Oh this is going to be fun :)

[thunder_sti]

Right on,,,,

[ChurchMedia]

I love this hack! I've been using it for months.

Yesterday I installed VBSEO and it looks like my miserable users aren't affected anymore. Are VBSEO and this hack incompatible?

[Ncturnal]

What version of vBSEO?

[DiverTree]

you people ought to be ashamed of yourselves

*Clicks install*

thanks!!!

who thought trolls could be this much fun. lol.

[Paul M]

Are VBSEO and this hack incompatible?Sorry, I have no idea, and no way to test it.

[defcon_420]

i love ur work! :D

[Realm of Horror Comics]

Excellent hack:D , thanks.

[Richard Tafoya]

ok...

[Paul M]

Did you set the MU usergroup number in the settings ?

ACP > vBulletin Options > Miserable Users

All the settings for the mod are there.

[Richard Tafoya]

ok...

[tokosan]

i still love this hack, a year and more later

[tillcat5]

i have imported the file and made a usergroup but there is no miserable user section in my vb options.. can ya help me out? this looks great

im running 3.6.7

[pierguy]

Has anyone else noticed that the "User Notes" disappears when you put a particular user under this hack?

[SAReefer]

awesome hack!! no need to ban anyone anymore

Has anyone else noticed that the "User Notes" disappears when you put a particular user under this hack?

does it matter?

[BlueCheri]

Very useful mod, waiting for for vb4 version :)

[Paul M]

There is a version for 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 4.0 - all in my profile.

[nocive]

Hi paul, I have installed in my vb 4.0.7 the product miserable user 2.05 ( i dont why is this version installed) and this does not let me upload more plugs, products, hacks, templates or make changes to my vb, I get an error alluding to the miserable user is installed.

now when i try to disable or delete or upgrade the miserable user product, this is still not cleared and this reappears as active product

the name and details of the product are

paulm_20050731
Miserable Users 2.05

[It's Damn Real!]

Is there any way to remove the list of users listed as Miserable Users from the Show Groups page?

I don't want anyone actually KNOWING these users are there.

[Ary Braga]

To whom it may concern. working perfectly here in VB4.2.0pl3