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]

Originally Posted by SeanKM

Hit import

I get this error ?No file uploaded and no local file found.?

I get exactly the same message when I try and do the welcome message hack.

You have some sort of server configuration problem, it is not uploading the files to import them.

[kronnos]

Could this hack be causing one of the users to have the following problem?

"get the blue internet explorer cannot display this webpage"

[SeanKM]

Thank you for your quick response Paul. I assumed as much that it’s a hosting company’s server. I thought I was following the directions they seemed simple enough.

Thanks again for the hack – just wish I could get it to work

[drichard12]

This is the best of the best. Great Job Thank You.

[XMRadioGold]

Sorry if I am asking a repeat question, but I uploaded this mod and tested it. Every time i click something it goes to a white screen. i tried about 7 times and every time is the same. I would like some users to be miserable, not leave forever. Just curious if this is normal. Thanks.

[Paul M]

No idea without full access to your forum, but it doesnt sound right.

[Emarkay]

Most excellent. Thank you.

[forumbust]

Hi, mine doesn't work as i create a member to test it.

My miserable user is in id 9, however after i assign it to miserable user , the user id is still at id 2 (reg users) Did i assign any number wrongly? i am using 3.6.8

Solved: i didn't go to the vbulletin options to key in my user group ID for miserable user.

Thanks.

[helldorado]

Awesome mod, this is 100x better than banning.

[Thelonius Beck]

Needed this. Thanks.