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]

You don't upload the xml file - you import it using the product manager.

[Phaedrus]

What was the update?

[Paul M]

See the version history.

[Gnappy]

ty dude, this hack rocks

[yesfans]

I love this one. Anyway to tweek it so I can load 2 or 3 dif types of MISERABLE selections in my ADMIN OPTIONS. I would love to be able to set up diff things based on the member and how much they annoy me.
For instance I have a user I send directly to another site upon any visit to mine. But other issue members I don't want to go to another site. Any way I can set up another MIS USER hack so I can set that one to just do the basics the hack intends?

[Paul M]

No, there is no such facility.

[coffee]

Installed .. Thank you Paul M.

[yj_enquirer]

Nice1.. such a gr8 hack..

Unfortunately I applied this hack on myself.. i.e. gave myself secondary user group of "miserable users".. hmm.. any way around this... ??

EDIT:
Ok sorted the above.. went and deleted the "miserable users" group id from the SQL database.. (under the field membergroupids)

[jw00dy]

LMAO, I'm sorry but that's pretty funny.

[Paul M]

ROFL - not the best idea you had today ......