Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable Users

As of 24 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.

The ever popular "miserable users" hack for vb 3.8.

Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. This version is based on the vb 3.7 version. Credit to Zzed for the original idea.

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:

v3.8.001 - Initial vB 3.8 release.

[Super-six]

Where does this mod load into ACP [controls interface]?

adminCP > vB options > banning options?

[Biker_GA]

AdminCP->Usergroups->Usergroup Manager

[MyCTaK]

I just installed it and test it! Great! I decrease all percent and i hope people will not understand what disaster is upon them! Thanks!
I wanted to suggest option so user can't log out and register new one.
Best: MyCTaKaP

[BigDog56]

Love this one, it's my wife's favorite modification, lol. Upgraded from 3.6 to this one.

[Classico]

Hi!!

Does this work in VB4.0?

Thanks!

[thedwb]

I just did the install, it is active, I created a user group for them and it doesn't seem to work for me.

vBulletin 3.8.4 is what I have.

Any known issues with this?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by thedwb

Any known issues with this?

Nope.

[isatice]

works like a charm

[isatice]

had tons of server load problem for all usergroups including admin , had to unistall it , and problem is gone now , pitty i loved it

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by isatice

had tons of server load problem for all usergroups including admin

Then you probably did something wrong.