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.

[turk1701]

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT text, languageid, special
FROM vb3_phrase AS phrase
LEFT JOIN vb3_phrasetype USING (fieldname)
WHERE phrase.fieldname = 'error'
AND varname = 'toobusy' AND languageid IN (-1, 0, 1);

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Date : Tuesday, September 12th 2006 @ 07:07:44 AM
Script : http://www.hotelblues.com/vb/
Referrer : http://www.hotelblues.com/vb/
IP Address :
Username : test
Classname : vb_database

Is this a real error or is this part of the mod? I got this while testing with my test account. It's set to the Miserable user group as a secondary.

[Paul M]

That's a "real" error, unrelated to this.

[da420]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That's a "real" error, unrelated to this.

I'm sorry, but that made me laugh.

[Hippycrack]

Great Hack!

[Kayden]

Installed.

[dezoris00]

Installed great idea.

However I have to add a large improvement idea for the next version.
My moderators and admins, really enjoy messing with people.

I'd love to have the ability to redirect them randomly to fake forums on the board that only that user group can see.

For example when we ban someone the only forum they have access to is one called the Rectum, and it is pink etc.

It would be nice to be able to choose where they are redirected randomly, such as external sites, of my choice.

That would be really cool.

[Paul M]

The url they get redirected to is set in the options, you can already set it to what you want.

[Zetx]

What would be the best way to automatically move someone into and out of a "Miserable group"? For example if they lose an arcade challenge they would be sent into the group for 24 hours or some other set interval.

[jw00dy]

So far this is by far the best mod.

As a request, would it be possible to code different levels of the mod? So we could set higher levels for one group and lower for a different?

Not pressing, just would be very cool addition to have.

[Emanet-Kaos]

thanks paul