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.

[mishb68]

I've installed this mod, set up the user group etc and put my test user into the MU group, but no matter what I do with hack settings, I only get the server error each time. I've set it to 10%, 0% but it makes no difference. The test MU can't get to see the page at all.

Any suggestions?

[mishb68]

Hello?

[Paul M]

Post a screenshot of your settings.

[mishb68]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Post a screenshot of your settings.

screen shot:

[Paul M]

There is nothing wrong with those settings (allthough 50% is a bit high)

When you say "the server error", what exactly do you mean ?.

[mishb68]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There is nothing wrong with those settings (allthough 50% is a bit high)

When you say "the server error", what exactly do you mean ?.

No matter if I make it 50%, 10% or 0% the MU only ever gets a server error and can never get through to the board.

Screenshot attached:

[Paul M]

That's not an error generated by this mod, that's a general page not available error.

[mishb68]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That's not an error generated by this mod, that's a general page not available error.

But it only happens when I put someone in the MU category. Any idea why this would be?

[punchbowl]

sorry to interrupt but I love this mod and especially love using it on people posting complaints about the forum running slowly or whatever

thanks again - a great de-stresser!

[mishb68]

I love it too, even though it doesn't work properly for me

I just wish I knew why it doesn't. I don't have a lot of mods on my board so I doubt it is clashing with anything.