Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable users

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The ever popular "miserable users" hack for vb 3.6. Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. This version is based on the vb 3.5 version. Credit to Zzed, and KuraFire for the pre 3.5 versions.

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:

v2.10 - First vb 3.6 version, minor changes to code.
v2.11 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v2.12 : Updated for Version Checking.

[5IVEO]

great feature Paul, Ive got some smartasses on my board who will feel the wrath!

[Brew]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There is no facility in vb for moderators to add members to usergroups.

Something is still bugging me about this.

If this is true then how does a moderator ban people?

Once they are banned are they not put into a new group called 'Banned' or 'Banned Users', aren't they?

Can't this mod do the same thing except place the user into the Miserable Users group?

Sorry if I'm being miserable about this

[Luky]

Woah, what an awesome anti-spammer tool! And its only 2 kb!

[Antivirus]

Paul, just a quick question about the ip 169.254.1.1 which seems to be a default ip to make miserable users... what / who is it for?

[coderphp]

excellent!

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Antivirus

Paul, just a quick question about the ip 169.254.1.1 which seems to be a default ip to make miserable users... what / who is it for?

It's an example.

[Antivirus]

Originally Posted by Paul M

It's an example.

okie - thanks for quick response

[yuriy]

any screenshots?

[Paul M]

of what exactly ?

[ChrisTech]

Has anyone figured out a way to make it so you can add someone to the miserable users usergroup, but have a time limit on it (like a punishment)? As in user xzy was spamming, so they get a 'punishment' of the Miserable Users group for 48 hours.

Or is there a semi-easy way to do this?