Miserable Users

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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.

[slvr ralliart]

anything like this for 3.0.8

[Paul M]

There is a wonderful facility here called ..... search.

Use it and you will find the other versions.

[R1D1]

cooooool! no more to say...

[glorify]

Loaded it yesterday morning. By the end of the night I got an email from the guy I used it on asking me if he had been banned. If he logs out everything is fine.

I told him to check his ISP

Makes no sense, but who cares

[Paul M]

LOL, nice one.

[gonon]

Has to be the most user-friendly/easy customizable script I've come across. thanks

[Zombie-F]

I have an annoying little kid that just doesn't "get it" as far as posting etiquette and following my short list of rules goes... this is the perfect solution to this little annoyance of a person. He's annoyed me and my members for a while now with his pointless posting, now it's my turn to annoy him!

[Vtec44]

hahahahaha ... between this and Tachy Goes to Coventry, I think this is a lot more fun

[Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Bubble #5

I think I traced it down to a bad Usergroup ID number. It was set at 14 by default, and it should have been 9. Seems to be working now so we'll make a nice "Server Load Exceeded" page for them to be redirected to. We'll even put a donation button on it for them :nervous: We used to dread trolls, now we use them as toys

Thanks Paul for all the hard work that you've put into this.

I'm having similar problems. I upgraded from 3.0.8 to 3.5, turned on plugins, installed the plugin' as a product, and created my usergroup, but I get notta. It just acts like a regular user group.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Jenkins

I'm having similar problems. I upgraded from 3.0.8 to 3.5, turned on plugins, installed the plugin' as a product, and created my usergroup, but I get notta. It just acts like a regular user group.

You don't mention setting the group in the settings, have you ?