[Floris]

Originally Posted by RFViet

It's good for some small board. My question is if I uninstall the plug-in, my Stat. will be back normally ??

Yes, this overwrites the values generated by vBulletin. So if you remove the additional code it will not overwrite those values and display the correct ones.

Originally Posted by Pathor

Of course.



@floris



Nice hack, good work.



I think it?s really good for the first April.

User: "How can it be? One million more posts than yesterday?"

I am glad you like it and yes, this would be very funny next year if we suddenly show a million online guests and threads and posts, etc

Originally Posted by RFViet

Everything works except the Active members. !!!

You should read the first post, it does not say that the active members is supported. Only the amount of registered members. version 0.02 will include this feature you've requested.

Originally Posted by Zia

hahahahahah....hahahha nice idea....hahaa



Hope will install.....





allready we got 5-6 guest always on our board....umm using it..figure will be increase....Nice..







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[high]* Zia kliks install

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sorry : edit 2nd



is there any way to show some pre-defined nick(registerd or un-registerd) always online ?

It would be very nice for us..if there any way to show few nicks always online.....?



Please give a serious thought on it..



fake guest not showing

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5114/fke4ti.jpg

No, read the first post, it does not include active members in the version 0.01 you've downloaded and installed. Upgrade to version 0.02 or higher. Real usernames or fake usernames isn't a feature we're currently working on.

Originally Posted by Rickie3

well i recon this is great for newies starting their boards,it would make their new board look like its alive to a guest and would promote a guest to register,i'm going to have a play with this on my board for a few days and see if my staff actually notice the increase in the stats LOL,i also believe negative comments about this release are not called for,its simple dont like it dont use it,no wonder the coders are saying they have had enough,just my 2 cents worth

I believe some comments should have been shot towards the staff and not be posted in the public thread. Other comments are constructive feedback and are very welcome. They help open dialog for learning where the line is drawn on what type of hacks lean against the edge of morale. Personally, I think this one is not even close and I simply disagree.

Originally Posted by pspcrazy

Thanks floris my forum was hacked last year and i lost 100,000 posts Just so that it doesnt seem like im cheating the system ill increment it like 2 k a day lol.

That's not so cool to hear. Getting hacked sucks, but I am glad this plugin can help you restore your statistics and slowly help rebuild them to real values again.

Originally Posted by Lil Ripsta

So are you going to say Big-Boards will never gonna find out about this?

This is something for you to confront big-boards with. This plugin is not written with big-board in mind, nor do I condone users who misuse this resource to get on big-boards. Into the hall of shame with those users I say.

Originally Posted by Snow

I doubt this innocent little plugin will give the bigboards team a headache. If someone was intent on cheating their way into bigboards they'd find a way with or without someone elses plugin/hack and Bigboards almost certainly have their own way to check if someone is faking their stats.

I agree, this is up to big-board to figure out. I don't mind updating the plugin with a big-board compliant line (version 0.03 and up) like <!-- fake stats --> or something.

Originally Posted by arcadian_girl

interesting plugin...i'm thinking of using it but still debating. i don't see anything morally wrong with it-in this day and age, soooo many people have a messageboard, especially what with these "host my messageboard" free places, that board owners really need to go the extra mile to make sure their forum is a success-i see this plugin as just one more tool to help your board succeed.

I agree with you and I am sure a few users could use this to accomplish that.

Originally Posted by moonclamp

I really don't understand what the fuss is all about, you only need to edit the stats template and add a "1000" in front of all the numbers to make it look like you've got the busiest forum on earth.



Faking a big board with this mod would be silly ... A forum with 500,000 posts, 30,000 members but only 10 new posts a day? Do you really think they would buy that?

I agree with you, I don't mind though that we're open for discussing the matter. Never hurts to see what others think.

Originally Posted by Freezerator

I agree. I am currently in a situation where we are the biggest board in our section, and we don't need to cheat. But our competitors do and now there is very hard to proof them wrong. The hack self is fine coded, only the moral to release it is not.



Nofi floris, but do you use it on vbulletin.nl? Wouldn't be suprised though. Approx 26k of postings difference whit the forums i can see and what the total postcount says. Almost 20% of your total postings in your forums on private forums?

Yes, the product is installed on vBulletin-Fans.com but the values are set to 0. I coded it there for a vBulletin customer who requested it. I don't need to cheat, those are our real statistics.
We've merged many forums into one from the old creations.nl, vbulletin.nl, everythingvb.com, etc .. and the things like those admin forums or archive forums or deleted posts or private forums .. those threads and posts have all moved into our trash bin. And yes, we also have a category which is called the underground, with private forums.
If you don't believe me and want me to show the community that I am an honest person I have the objection because I prefer that people take me for my word, but I have no problem with making a screenshot to convince you.

Originally Posted by Rickie3

I really dont think this hack was intended for big boards,but more for those with small boards just starting out

I guess you read the first post Yes, this is for starting forums who keep asking on a regular basis how to change those values .. here's how, install this product! It's that simple.