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As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.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

[Mikevet1984]

Paul can you please upgrade this so as to be able to give user's id to whom the mod to be applied.

Just giving an ip does no satisfy complete as user can very easily changing ip in a minute with various methods.

Cn you please provide an update for he mod with this option?

[Paul M]

userids are not necessary, you create your MU group and add any users to it as a secondary group.

[MySaltyreef]

best hack ever !

[JoeBPC]

We tried this hack. It appeared to cause the "Miserable User" problem for many members that were not in that group. We un-installed it. Thanks for the effort, though.

vBulletin 4,1.4

[Paul M]

Im afraid that could only happen if you did something wrong, or missed a step.

[Mikevet1984]

Never happened to me sth like that!

[Videx]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Im afraid that could only happen if you did something wrong, or missed a step.

I almost replied that, but I was afraid he'd ask "What could I have done wrong?". And I swear I can't imagine any way to accomplish that with this mod.

More likely, the server/internet hiccuped just as they were testing it. I mean, he didn't say "one or two members", he said "many members".

[DonosOdD]

That's what I call a troll mod. Haha

Tagged for later, I will discuss installing this with my fellow admins.

[jreuc]

Sorry, I am a beginner. Where exactly do you set the value of the usergroup number in the plug-in ?

[Paul M]

As it says ;

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

(in your Admin Control Panel).