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As of 24 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.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.

[BirdOPrey5]

As someone who's had this used against them I can say it's no fun...

It also results in thousands of "F5" clicks.

[soundbarrierpro]

I've used this several times and it's far more useful than banning or tachy. ESPECIALLY when you set a preset re-direct page. You can really shock the annoying member/s.

[iadmirevb]

best mod ever!

[Prisoner]

I love this. I have one guy who makes the most insane accusations against people. He thinks he is anonymous, he doesn't think that I know who he is, so I redirect him to his own Facebook page.

He still doesn't get it.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Prisoner

I love this. I have one guy who makes the most insane accusations against people. He thinks he is anonymous, he doesn't think that I know who he is, so I redirect him to his own Facebook page.

He still doesn't get it.

Wait... That happens to me all the time... are you the admin of http://www.centextalk.com ?

[Prisoner]

LOL if it were you, you wouldn't be so nice about it. That guy hates me...hahaha

[dutchbb]

Originally Posted by Paul M

It already has that option.

Hi Paul

Thanks for this mod.

Is it possible to add a userid option? I prefer that instead of using a usergroup. Thanks.

(If not, can you explain how to code it in?)

[Paul M]

A userid option would simply be duplication, since you just add individual users to the usergroup, so I wont be adding it. I cant really explain in detail how to do it as that would basically be coding it - very loosly, it would be similar to the ip option, but for the members userid, not ip address. Special care would be needed not to affect guests.

[BirdOPrey5]

They don't need to be the primary usergroup so really there's no reason not to setup an extra usergroup called "miserable users" or whatever and just add the 1 user to it.

[ETDC]

Is it essential to create a new User Group for this? Is 'annoying by IP address' sufficient (leaving user group ID as '0')?