[ericgtr]

I installed the "miserable users" mod for this. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59727

Description:

- 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.

It's a great alternative to banning because it keeps them on your site but they can't do anything. At first glance this mod is quite rude but so are the spammers that you keep banning. So, instead of banning them, slap them into the miserable users group (I call it the slammer) and they won't know what hit them. They can still register new names and all but it makes it much more difficult.