Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable Users

As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.

The ever popular "Miserable Users" modification.

Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. 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 they will get redirected to another preset page (25% & homepage by default).
4. A chance they will simply get a blank page (25% by default).

If they get past all this okay, then they will be served up their proper page.

Note: All the above are set in vBulletin Options > Miserable Users.

To Install ;

Download the xml file to your pc and import it into vbulletin as a product.
Ceate your 'Miserable Users' usergroup and set the value of this group, and your preferred other settings, in the modifications settings (vBulletin Options > Miserable Users).


To make a member suffer just edit their profile - add them to the Miserable Users group (it will work as either the primary group or as a secondary group). There is also the option to set ip addresses.


History:

v4.0.1 : 24-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 20-Jan-2010 : Not released.
v4.0.3 : 26-Jan-2010 : Various updates.
v4.0.4 : 16-Feb-2010 : Fix server busy, phrase blank page message.
v4.0.5 : 18-Feb-2010 : Installer update.
v4.0.6 : 07-Mar-2010 : Changed the way the delay works.
v4.0.7 : 29-May-2010 : Fix error in upgrade section of install code.
v4.0.8 : 06-Nov-2010 : Install code updated.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.

v4.2.0.0 : 24-May-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.2.0.

[parks72]

thank you very useful

[General of the]

AWESOME MOD!

works 5/5 on vb 4.0.5

[pissedbuddha]

Sorry to ask this, but it seems I've locked myself out of my forum with this mod. Is there anyway to change the settings here without logging into my forum? Yes, I know I'm an idiot.

[Paul M]

Nope.

You will need to disable your plugins via the vb config file if you cannot get into the ACP.

[paradoxx109]

Excellent, been using this long way back........thank you very much for the vb4 version!

[sierra513]

I love this mod. However I seem to have come across a glitch of some kind. I used it for the first time a few days ago. Yesterday I put the user back as a registered user. But he is still having access issues. It seems that he is still being treated as a miserable user and all of the consequences of that are still in place.

Is there something I need to do to fix this?

Thanks

I think I figured out what I did. I had added the IP addy to the controls and had changed the usergroup, but hadnt deleted the IP addy.

sorry.

[talkmaster]

Works great on vB 4.0.7 ;-)

[sulasno]

may I request for additional features ?

is it possible to revert to original usergroup after a period of time eg 3 hours ?

[starman?]

Originally Posted by sulasno

may I request for additional features ?

is it possible to revert to original usergroup after a period of time eg 3 hours ?

Now that would be an excellent feature indeed. A timed period of miserableness!! Excellent idea if it could be done.

[pretty.witch]

Absolutely wonderful!
Thanks a lot!