An alternative to banning: Miserable Users
 

This hack is an alternative to banning a user. As the name suggests a user who
gets hit with this hack will become truly miserable while trying to access
your board.

So here is what really happens to a miserable user:

- There is a random 60-120 second delay each time they click on a link.
- 90% of times they have no search engine acccess.
- 75% of the times they get the server too busy error.

If they don't get the server too busy error:
- 50% of the times they may get a blank page
- 30% of the times they may get forwarded to the forum main page
- 20% of the time they may be able to see the page they asked for.

after doing all the math in actuality they have only a 5% chance of seeing the
page they clicked on. What kills them is the time they have to wait before
anything happens.

I actually once tracked a miserable user and watched him suffer for 2 whole
hours before he was able to make a simple post.

This hack is considered one of the most sadistic hacks on my board. :D

The hack allows you to make your user miserable via the admin CP. It also
allows you to search for all miserable 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 miserable.


Tables affected by this hack: user

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

Lol, cool hack!!
Install it later on... ;)
thanks man!!

I'm going to install this one :) Sadistic hack, but fun :)

BTW, will this also affect the admincp? Cause if it does I won't test it :P

yes entry today i'll install it ^____^ lol

This hack is set/reset via the admin CP. It does add a couple of things to it.

LOL! Good idea.

lol.. I like this. Good idea and good creation, thanks for sharing!

Excellent idea!

I love it!

- miSt

Zzed, nice idea. ;)

Is there any way to have the user show up as miserable in the online.php?

lol, i started to feel sorry for the users banned like this when i read this thread...