Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable users

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The ever popular "miserable users" hack for vb 3.6. Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. This version is based on the vb 3.5 version. Credit to Zzed, and KuraFire for the pre 3.5 versions.

When classed as miserable, a member suffers ;

1. Slow response (time delay) on every page (20 to 60 seconds default).
2. A chance they will get the "server busy" message (50% by default).
3. A chance that no search facilities will be available (75% by default).
4. A chance they will get redirected to another preset page (25% & homepage by default).
5. A chance they will simply get a blank page (25% by default).
6. Post flood limit increased by a defined factor (10 times by default).
7. If they get past all this okay, then they will be served up their proper page.

Note: All the above options are set in the vBulletin Options.

To install this hack simply download the xml file to your pc and then import it into vbulletin as a product - then create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value of this group, and your preferred other settings, in the hacks settings area (vBulletin Oprions > Miserable Users). 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).


History:

v2.10 - First vb 3.6 version, minor changes to code.
v2.11 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v2.12 : Updated for Version Checking.

[Paul M]

If you make the MU group a "bannable" group you could 'ban' them to it.

You could probably do it via the infractions banning system as well.

[ChrisTech]

Originally Posted by Paul M

If you make the MU group a "bannable" group you could 'ban' them to it.

You could probably do it via the infractions banning system as well.

Looking more to using the MU group for a timed punishment. Since the board doesn't use reputation, I don't think we can use the promotions to automatically pull the user back out of the MU group.

[Raydar]

Great hack Paul, I have used this before on 3.5. I've just installed this on another forum which is 3.6.

I just want to make sure I use this properly. I have uploaded as a product. It shows up in the admin cp options.

Do I now need to create a usergroup called miserable users? And how do I integrate this hack with a user group?

Thanks

Reggie

[tinjon]

getting this.

A conflict was detected in the bitfields. You cannot continue with the installation of this product until this has been fixed. The conflicts found were:
Bitfield Collision: contact = email

[stwilson]

Installed on 3.6.4 and I can't wait to use this on a few choice members of mine.

ST

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by tinjon

getting this.

This has no bitfields, so you have a problem elsewhere.

[WAHMama]

I just installed it, works wonderfully hehe thanks for the terrific hack!

[Pure Dope]

why not just make it so that they see a hell of a lot more ads?

that would be better than all them time delays, etc.

after all.....ads are one of the best ways to get people to leave your forum...heh.

[ceedee]

Hi Paul,

Brilliant hack this, thanks very much. One question for you though.

Is it possible to get any user who signs up with the time zone of (GMT -12 Eniwetok, Kwajalein) automatically put in the miserable users usergroup? This would be a HUGE help to me as I get hundreds of spam registrations per week which all have this timezone in common, and if they automatically went into the miserable users group it would make my life so much easier!

Cheers in advance,

Chris

[scan-pa]

Originally Posted by ceedee

Hi Paul,

Brilliant hack this, thanks very much. One question for you though.

Is it possible to get any user who signs up with the time zone of (GMT -12 Eniwetok, Kwajalein) automatically put in the miserable users usergroup? This would be a HUGE help to me as I get hundreds of spam registrations per week which all have this timezone in common, and if they automatically went into the miserable users group it would make my life so much easier!

Cheers in advance,

Chris

Why not just add the block of IP addresses for that area into the IP MU field?