Miserable Users

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Here is a 3.5 version of the ever popular "miserable users" hack. Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. Based on the original idea & hack for vb2 by Zzed, and the vb3 port by KuraFire.

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:

v2.01 - Released as a product - all settings are in the vB options.
v2.02 - Added option for multiple usergroups to be defined as miserable.
v2.03 - Added option for IP addresses to be defined as miserable.
v2.04 - Updated multiple usergroups code.
v2.05 : Minor changes, no update necessary.

[YLP1]

Excellent hack..... I could have missed it but I have version 2.03. Do I need to uninstall this version before installing the xml for version 2.04?

Thanks in advance...

Excellent hack... I gotta tell ya.. I run a community website and I do our council reviews every week.... politics has a way of bringing out the nastyness in some people.

Excellent indeed...

PS: On my wish list is the ability to add via User Ids......

[Paul M]

To upgrade from 2.03 to 2.04 just import the latest version with overwrite set to yes.

Originally Posted by WichitaRacing

What do you suggest I do in attempt to correct?

There is nothing I can suggest since I haven't a clue why you have this specific problem.

[parajsa]

Hi there Paul M,
Thank u for the amazing hack, it helped me a lot, but i had a problem, when I enter one Ip addressed like 134.11.78.899, it does not affect only this whole Ip, but the whole range of IP, which begins with 134.11.*.*, is there a way that this wont happen?

Thank u in advanced,
parajsa

[Paul M]

I can't see any way for that to happen.

[Jon.]

Awesome! Thanks!

[andrefedalto]

Originally Posted by parajsa

Hi there Paul M,
Thank u for the amazing hack, it helped me a lot, but i had a problem, when I enter one Ip addressed like 134.11.78.899, it does not affect only this whole Ip, but the whole range of IP, which begins with 134.11.*.*, is there a way that this wont happen?

Thank u in advanced,
parajsa

maybe because this ip 134.11.78.899 doesnt exists? ips goes up to 255, like 255.255.255.255, so the ip you block must be at maximum 134.11.78.255, and not 899

[OAndrea]

Installed this and it doesn't work. It has literally no effect on the user group I set it to

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by OAndrea

Installed this and it doesn't work. It has literally no effect on the user group I set it to

Then you must have done something wrong somewhere.

[Stanley Steamer]

This is the first time I have ever tried to install a hack.
When I upload the miserableusers file from my PC to my download plug ins page I am getting this messege.

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

[Rick Grunwald]

You get that if you try to use the Themes area to install the XML (not saying you werre doing that) Try through the plugins area and let it do its own naming etc.

Anyone who knows more than I do please jump in!