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]

Please start a new thread in the main forum to ask such questions, they are not related to support of this modification. Thanks.

[BobbyBig]

Is it possible to add a part from the Host Name to the "Miserable IP addresses" ?
We badly want to get someone using a very unique Host Name but with a much used ip range. So Banning his Host Name would be best way doing it.

Example: dslb-068-062-077-109.pools.edanis-hosting.net

So we would like to look for "edanis-hosting.net" as a part from his Host Name.
Also looking IP-Range + HOST NAME is better than just looking for IP-Range.

regards

[Paul M]

Sorry, there is no such facility in this.

[pierguy]

Hehe. Oh man, this thing is just evil.

Question: When I set perms for the "Miserable Users" usergroup, do those perms override the primary usergroup that person is assigned to?

I have different levels of perms (hidden forums, etc.) based on how long you've been around and don't want to have members whose perms have changed getting suspicious. The only thing I want to change is how much their experience on my board suddenly sucks

[Paul M]

Don't give the MU group any permissions and it can't override anything.

[pierguy]

Works like a charm.

I'd suggest adding the above to the documentation: It's recommended that you remove all perms from the MU usergroup, then assign MU as the secondary usergroup to the person you want to drive insane. That will leave their site permissions unchanged.

Awesome hack, BTW. Already driving one troll nuts

[jimjam]

I have imported the xml and everything seem fine, but there in no MU group anywhere, where is it, and how do i put idiots in it.

Thanks in anticipation

[Paul M]

As the notes in the first post say, you must create that group (yourself).

[Ronseal]

What a disaster..... I installed this mod, configured it as advised, and tested it to find it worked a treat, untill that is..... 10mins after I'd assigned my 'pain in the arse' member to the group, I realised they could see all my Private Forums.

I created the 'Miserable User' (15) group to be the same as the 'Regsitered Users' (2) group, and I assign Miserable users to this new group as an 'Additional Usergroup' rather than their primary. In the vBulletin Options/Miserable Users I set 'Usergroup id' to 15.

Any Ideas, cos I haven't a clue what's wrong? I'm now a laughing stock in my forum......

[Alibass]

@Ronseal

Go into your forum permissions and setup your forums you want your miserable group to see or not to see.