Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable users

This modification is no longer available or supported.

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]

Originally Posted by BobbyBig

Paul M how about an ip range for the "Miserable IP addresses".

like:

164.172.
192.122.

For what I see that doesnt work.
It is badly required for us.

Take the dots off the end.

164.172
192.122

[Alfa1]

Is it possible to have two miserable users member groups, with different settings?

[Paul M]

Nope.

[YLP1]

Will the usergroup permissions from the primary override the secondary usergroup permissions? I ask because I created a new miserable usersgroup and am using that as a secondary for my miserable members.

I don't see how there is any way to change the primary usergroup member to my miserable member group without them noticing that their member group changed.

[deezelpope]

You can use HTML mark-up on their usernames...that's how I did it. Registered users and Miserable users have the same color names!! Works great!!

[YLP1]

For example...say I have a community member (I don't use HTML markup on the usernames) and then a member of the community member usergroup acts up enough to have miserable users applied. Using the miserable usergroup as a secondary would work without changing the member of the community member primary usergroup to the miserable usersgroup?

Gosh...say that 10 times in a row!! LOL What a tongue twister! LOL

[Paul M]

This has no effect on usergroup permissions, they will work as they normally do.

[YLP1]

Originally Posted by Paul M

This has no effect on usergroup permissions, they will work as they normally do.

So, just to be clear....If miserable usersgroup is checked as the secondary on any member, then that member will be affected by this mod regardless of what their primary usergroup designation is? Correct?

[Paul M]

Correct.

[YLP1]

Thank you Paul.... You see I dyed my hair blonder and well it's harder for me to follow simple instructions now! LOL LOL