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.

[Wobbly Goblin]

HaHaHa...that's awesome!

[haytham]

I can't use this bec. each user group has a color and if I made another user group they will know what's up. I just keep them where they are "registered" and use forum masks to keep them out.

[TigerWare]

Originally Posted by haytham

I can't use this bec. each user group has a color and if I made another user group they will know what's up. I just keep them where they are "registered" and use forum masks to keep them out.

Use MU as a secondary group, not a primary. If you give the MU no access to anything, it will be overriden by the permissions of your primary usergroup BUT the effects of the MU will be applied. This is how my own forum is set, plus another I'm co-admin on. It works perfectly, and is a very useful tool. :up:

[sandt38]

Excellent little mod.

[newguy]

Thanks.... I clicked install

[PCkaosboss]

This is a great tool against trolls....nice mod Poul...

[tintin74]

Hello, I need to know, this hack will add some query to the system and if it could overload the server.

What's the impact to the server performance? I've got a very large forum.

[Paul M]

You would not be able to measure it.

[loki-sama]

I like this hack, thanks so much for it (it takes care of some of my problems with out being an ass about it).

I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but what I have done is set the 'miserable user' user group as a 'banned' user group (with an access level of a normal user). That way my Moderators can set a member as a miserable user, and for a certain amount of time (I also have a quick ban function to make it even easier).

[tintin74]

Originally Posted by Paul M

You would not be able to measure it.

Sorry Paul M, I'm not english spoken: you mean that the this mod couldn't add heavy queries to the system?