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.

[da420]

Originally Posted by 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

How can they log out if their page won't load?

[Paul M]

Logging out clears your cookies.

You can add their IP which means they will suffer when not logged in.

[Keyser S?ze]

ok then what about when u add someone to miserable, it auto adds their IP as well, or a checkbox to "add ip?"

[Konstantinos]

are there any plans for this mod instead of creating usergroups and move members simply to be able to add a miserable user by his username or id without changing him usergroup ? can u add this ?

[Paul M]

Nope, there are no plans to rewrite this.

[PoetJA-1975]

Thanx

Jacquii.

[Mrdby]

3.6.6.?

[Paul M]

vB Version: 3.6.x .....

[juan71287]

Mrdby just try it, it might work

[dknelson]

Quick question. I just installed this and then when I looked at the options, there is already an IP address listed there. Should there be one there by default?