Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Miserable Users.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

The ever popular "miserable users" hack for vb 3.7. Basically a way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum. This version is based on the vb 3.6 version. 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 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).

Upgrade from 3.6
If you upgraded your forum with the 3.6 version installed then it will continue to work, no need to upgrade - otherwise install this in the normal manner.


History:

v3.7.001 - Initial vB 3.7 version.
v3.7.002 : Installation Code Updated.

[dabollicks]

how on earth did I miss this mod? Will install it as soon as I get to a pc

[Digital Jedi]

And even if they know it's not broken, it will still keep them from coming back and re-registering. It's not worth the effort for them.

I don't use it myself, but I get the benefits. I just don't have any troublesome users at the moment.

[hgb]

just thought I would stop in here again and say thanks my friend

my forum doesn't use the VB ban system, so when a member goes bad they get moved to this group

one request tho, any way you can get this to tie in to there web cam? might make for some good youtube vids

best add on I use and glad you keep it updated

top of the day to you

[MGSteve]

arg! Any chance of a version which will work on 3.8? Just updated to 3.8b2 and found that when installing MU, it comes up as not compatible with 3.8, only 3.7x

[Paul M]

All in good time.

[wperdigon]

totally awesome - I am very happy to have this now - now i can get rid of some people!

[fodvapor]

I have been getting hit by various ip's from china (spammers)

I.p : 121.230.13.213

What would i add to the next line to frustrate ALL of china?

I have no visitors that will actually register on my forums from china so i dont care if all of them are pissed...lol

[Videx]

This mod is not what you want to 'block all of China'. You want to get the IP range with a Whois lookup, then use cpanel to block the entire range. Since I run a local board, I too have wide swaths of the planet blocked.

[fodvapor]

I worked around it by using my cpanel to block the range...dunno why i didnt think about that earlier...lol

Thanks bro

[Sunka]

Installed...
Working good for now.
Thanks