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As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.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

[ryancooper]

Thank you! installed 4.2.0

[elwizard]

Thank you so much. I was searching it!

[tambo]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Yes, you can set any values you like, they dont need to total 100.

I must admit that the default settings threw me when we first installed this.

I assumed that with them totalling 100%, that the user would never see the site. I hadn't realised that each factor and it's percentage was like a gateway that the user would have to pass through - essentially, meaning that the mod is built on cumulative probability.

Once you know that, you can easily work out the probability of someone succeeding in accessing your site per page load. It also allows you to be quite subtle in how you annoy your annoyers.

Still my favourite mod by a mile.

[DaNis]

Translation into Turkish language by SirtLan

[iraqiboy90]

LOOOOOOOOL I knew there was something like this around.... Took a while to find.
What goes around, comes back around.

Im not sure if I should thank the author/editor for something like this,
but since Im going to use it back now;
thanks

[furnival]

Love this mod, so useful! Thanks Paul M.

[mdawg]

Is this going to happen for vbulletin 5? Wish it would.

[dougdirac]

Originally Posted by mdawg

Is this going to happen for vbulletin 5? Wish it would.

I'm pretty sure that vB5 already has Miserable Users on as default for all users.

[kiddo]

Update for VB 4.2.1?

[Paul M]

As noted at the top of the main post

For vBulletin 4.1.0 Onwards

Versions Attached

4107: vBulletin 4.1.0 to 4.1.12
4200: vBulletin 4.2.0 (+) <<