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activation of shouts would be redundant since so many are posted in a day but flood control is not

find this in you vbindex php file:

PHP Code:

    $DB_site->query("    ## INSERT NEW SHOUT ##
                        INSERT INTO ".TABLE_PREFIX."vbindex_shoutbox
                        (shoutid, userid, shout, dateline)
                        VALUES
                        (NULL, '$bbuserinfo[userid]', '".addslashes(convert_url_to_bbcode($_POST['shout']))."',
                         '".TIMENOW."')"); 


change that to:

PHP Code:

    $flood= $DB_site->query_first("SELECT dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."vbindex_shoutbox WHERE userid=".$bbuserinfo['userid']." ORDER BY dateline DESC");
    if((TIMENOW - $flood['dateline'])<= XX)
    {
        eval(print_standard_error('vbi_shoutflood'));
    }
    else
    {
        $DB_site->query("    ## INSERT NEW SHOUT ##
                            INSERT INTO ".TABLE_PREFIX."vbindex_shoutbox
                            (shoutid, userid, shout, dateline)
                            VALUES
                            (NULL, '$bbuserinfo[userid]', '".addslashes(convert_url_to_bbcode($_POST['shout']))."',
                             '".TIMENOW."')");

            $url = "$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?$session[sessionurl]";
            eval(print_standard_redirect('redirect_vbi_shoutadded'));
    } 


replace XX with the number of seconds between each shout

you will also have to add a new phrase to front end error messages group in admincp and name it vbi_shoutflood.

In that phrase you can say such things as "You must wait longer before shouting again."

also this hasn't been tested