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As of 24 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.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

[kronnos]

What is the process of upgrading to 4.2 if this mod is installed?

1) Should I first upgrade, uninstall it and install the 4.x version of this mod (4.2.0.0) ?

2) Uninstall it before upgrading to 4.x then install the 4.x version of this mod after upgrade of forum is complete?

Also, would uninstalling remove the the tables originally created by this mod? What are those tables?

Thanks!

[Paul M]

This uses no tables, so thats not an issue.

You need to upgrade first, then install the latest version (it will remove any older version itself).

[kronnos]

Originally Posted by Paul M

This uses no tables, so thats not an issue.

You need to upgrade first, then install the latest version (it will remove any older version itself).

Thanks!

[mdawg]

I am assuming that if I allow forum runner mobile access to my vb 3.8.7 PL3 forum, that miserable users put into MU status in the web based forum, will now have normal access in the forum runner?

Does forum runner support many of the mods available for vb 3?

[Paul M]

Given this runs off the global_start hook I would think it would affect forumrunner as well. However, I cannot say for sure as I dont know how FR works on vB3.

[mdawg]

What happens to a vb5 forum when it is updated from vb3 and this mod had been installed? because under the admin control panel for Users in my new vb5 forum, the category of Miserable Users is still there?

[Paul M]

I presume you mean the usergroup is still there.
Upgrading to vB5 wont remove usergroups, for fairly obvious reasons.

The modification itself will be gone, and there is no vB5 version.

[mdawg]

How about making this for vb 5 - vb5 is the wave of the future!

I was stuck in vb3 for years but now that I've upgraded to vb5 over all I am glad I made the move.

[Paul M]

Sorry, I have no plans to make any modifications for vB5.

[ka99]

Hi

can I use 'userid" instead if a group ?

any help?

TIA.