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.

[deb0]

U Rock! This is one of my favorite mods.

[leftie]

Installed, thanks.

[daddygrim]

installed

[Raydar]

Great hack. I just want to check something.

When I create a usergroup for this, I goto>add usergroup>create usergroup based off usergroup>registered members>

But down the bottom is another setting called

>Create Permissions Based off of Usergroup

Is there a difference?

What I want to do, is have miserable users having the same access as a normal registered user, but with obviously the miserable user features.

At the moment I have just put this guys IP into the settings window, but for practicality I would prefer to set his usergroup status to miserable.

Any pointers on the correct way of doing this are welcome.

Thanks

Reggie

[Paul M]

I believe the fist option sets up the usergroup settings to match those of the group you picked, while the second option sets the forum permissions for that usergroup. Normally you would set both to the same if duplicating a usergroup.

[juan71287]

I LOVE YOU. I hate this dude in my clans forum and I cant delete him or ban him cause he is a clan member.. BUT I can sure f**k him up with this !

[sharego]

Can see where this will be useful.

[NaughtyStud]

Very cool Mod, Thanks .

[giovannicosta]

Fantastic

[Keyser S?ze]

an idea: when someone is set to miserable, it plants a cookie in them, and so even when they log out, unless they clear cookies, they are still miserable, even as a guest