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As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.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.

[NarutoFTW]

How do I revert a user group a change? for example banned > miserable, back to banned?

[Paul M]

Um, I dont really understand.

You change a members usergroup in the ACP, but Im guessing you know that, so Im lost as to what you are asking.

[NarutoFTW]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Um, I dont really understand.

You change a members usergroup in the ACP, but Im guessing you know that, so Im lost as to what you are asking.

I accidently moved the whole member user group to miseriable. is there a sql query i can execute to reverse this?

[Mikevet1984]

Great mod!

Working in 4.1.2 great.

Thank you!

[Old-Git]

Never seen this before now but truly a great idea, and yes funny as hell! Why ban then when you can torment them first, fantastic!

[Internetcafe]

Very useful addition .. thanks.
Working on 4.1.2

[whitey92lx]

LOL this is awesome!

[Videx]

Originally Posted by whitey92lx

LOL this is awesome!

Not as much as you might think. Unlike a few years ago, these days most people have access to multiple computers, so victims are finding out pretty quickly that something has been done to them. They'll start complaining about being banned and we end up thinking we probably just should have done that in the first place.

I'm not uninstalling it, I'm just saying it's not nearly as effective as it may have been in the recent past.

[Ole_Chilli]

god I missed this add on

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Videx

Not as much as you might think. Unlike a few years ago, these days most people have access to multiple computers, so victims are finding out pretty quickly that something has been done to them. They'll start complaining about being banned and we end up thinking we probably just should have done that in the first place.

I'm not uninstalling it, I'm just saying it's not nearly as effective as it may have been in the recent past.

It's all in how you use something .