Warning Hack V1.5

Version 1.5 Note: You must have v1 installed to upgrade, the upgrade process is small so there was no need to write out a fresh install.

It has come to my attention that a "decent" warning system isn't available here on vbulletin.org, which is quite a shame, and because forums like mine, and probably yours need a simple yet advanced warning system to keep things under wraps

Anyway, i thought i might aswell release what i made, prior to me getting off my ass... lol

Administration Features:
View Warning Logs
- Displays all warnings, warned user, warned by, link to the warned post, date, warning type, and the comment specified when the warning was given, and a remove warning link
(Remove will remove the log and also put the members warning level back down in accordance to how much it was increased by the selected warning removed)
Unban Banned Members
- A simple page that you should visit every few days, it will automatically ban any auto banned users by the warning system where there ban time has expired
Warning Options
- Here you can set the following:
-- Number of warn points before member is auto banned
-- Number of days a member is auto banned for
-- View Warnign Types
-- Add Warning Type
-- Add warning type has the following fields:
---- Name/Description/Warn Points Given

Forum Features:
Every post has "Warn [Name]" and "View [Names] Warnings"
These are only accessiable by a member group which is allowed to "moderate" (Moderating groups are auto detected)
Clicking the Warn link will bring you to a page where you view the user your warning, a link to review the warned post, members current warning level, and below the warning types, has a drop down menu to select the warning type, and a text field to put your comment for why this warning is been issued
Upon completing the warning form, the warned user will be Pm'ed from the person who warned them, with the comment put down and a link to the post

View Warnings link will display logs of only that specified user's warnings, the same features as the admin cp warning logs, only just for this user

Members can access only 1 page of the warning system, which is "View My Warnings", this link is added to the quick links drop down menu
Here they simple view there warnings, just like a moderator would, only without the remove warning link

V1.5 Features:
Protectable Usergroups:
No user's in these defined groups can be warned, or banned.
Root Admin Force Protection:
Userid 1 cannot be warned, canned be banned, this is not optional, this is forced for security.
New Unban Members Set Up:
Now displays all currently banned user's, what time they were banned, what time they are supposed to be unbanned. You may unban the user even if there time has not expired (You will be notificed if they have not served the time issued upon ban, but not stopped). Upon unbanning, you choose the members 'new' warning level and the user's usergroup to move them into
Set banned usergroup:
You can now easily choose from a drop down menu which usergroup user's are sent to if after been warned they are banned.

V1.5 Bug Fixes:
- User locations in 'Users online' shown as unknown if they are warning/viewing warnings (Priority: Medium)
- Unban members system renovated and now fully works (Priotity: Maximum)
- No mysql errors upon sending a pm if the PM table had been altered (Priotity: Maximum)
- New protectable usergroups to stop any group of your choice been banned (Priotity: Maximum)
- Last time visited didn't appear when error page occured (Priotity: Low)
- Un-used global in PM function (Priority: Low)

I hope you enjoy the system, my staff teamare very pleased with it and find it of great use, enjoy the hack

- Zero Tolerance

[TosaInu]

And a suggestion for v2.0 of this great hack.

It forces sending a PM, very good thinking here. But it's possible that the user disabled (accidentely or not) the message system. It's luck if he sees the message then. It would be nice if it did also forcefully sent an e-mail.

sv1cec's code -^ will allow staff and warned members to check their status which also includes the PM. I added a flag in the forumview that will notify staff and warned members instantly:

In Postbit (or legacy) find:

<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon]</div>

Above that add

<if condition="$post[warning_level]>=3 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR ($post[userid]==$bbuserinfo[userid] AND $post[warning_level]>0)"><BR>Warn Level: $post[warning_level]</if>

or to make it flag for staff too (faster spotting):

<if condition="$post[warning_level]>=3 OR (($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $post[userid]==$bbuserinfo[userid]) AND $post[warning_level]>0)"><BR>Warn Level: $post[warning_level]</if>

$post[warning_level]>=3 makes the warning level visible to everyone once level 3 is reached. Our staff feels that the first warnings should be a private afair between mods and user, level 3 and beyond should get some public pressure.

I also updated the moderator comments in Warn_AddWarn template to get a larger box for composing the PM:

		Moderator Comments:</td>
	<td class="alt2"><textarea name="comment" rows=10 cols=50 class="bginput"> </textarea>
	</td>
</tr>

It works, but I'm not entirely sure whether it's proper code

[Tayeb]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

Tayeb, upgrade 1.5 has extra install instructions too. Need to update the SQL database by running a query and have to edit a file.

Thanks TosaInu, I did do the upgrade to 1,5 and followed the instructions and also took care so that only Admin and Moderators (these ones in their own forums) can warn.

[venomx]

Just posting here so Ill get an update when V2 is out... Will wait for it before I install.

[Blam Forumz]

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.1:

Invalid SQL: CREATE TABLE `warnings` (
`wid` int(15) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`warned_user` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`warned_by` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`warned_time` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`warned_reason` text NOT NULL,
`warned_post` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`warned_warning_id` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`wid`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;
mysql error: Table 'warnings' already exists

mysql error number: 1050

Date: Sunday 05th of September 2004 10:55:20 AM
Script: http://xxxxx/forum/admincp/install_warn.php
Referer: http://xxxxx/forum/admincp/install_warn.php
Username: Blaminator
IP Address: xxxxxxxx




help

[SnowBot]

Zero Tolerance I have one problem with the hack, maybe you or another member can help

OK the hack is GREAT but lets say the member DOES NOT post but just sends a PM, there is no way you can add a warning for them

Is there a way we can include this?

Thanks for any help on this.

Snowy

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by SnowBot

Zero Tolerance I have one problem with the hack, maybe you or another member can help

OK the hack is GREAT but lets say the member DOES NOT post but just sends a PM, there is no way you can add a warning for them

Is there a way we can include this?

Thanks for any help on this.

Snowy

If you go through this thread, I think there was a reference to how to change the original hack, to show only in threads and not in PMs. If you want it in PMs too, just reverse that reference.

Sorry, but I do not have the time to search for it.

Rgds

[Sonic625]

Sv1,
Any idea how to make the postbit mod you did where it shows the number of warnings each user has viewable to everyone?

[SnowBot]

Originally Posted by sv1cec

If you go through this thread, I think there was a reference to how to change the original hack, to show only in threads and not in PMs. If you want it in PMs too, just reverse that reference.

Sorry, but I do not have the time to search for it.

Rgds

I have searched the thread but could not find it

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by Sonic625

Sv1,
Any idea how to make the postbit mod you did where it shows the number of warnings each user has viewable to everyone?

As it is in my postbit template, the warning points total, for each member, is viewable by everyone. What is not viewable, is the warnings themselves, in other words the details of each warning that the admin and mods can see. Here is the code I use:

Right below:

<if condition="$show['reputation']">$post[reputationdisplay]</if>

I have:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]==2">
<if condition="$post[warning_level]>0">
<font color="#ff0000">
</if>
<BR>Warns Level: $post[warning_level]
<font color="#000000">
</if>

That should make the warning total viewable to all.

Rgds
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John

[coRtALoS]

I ran it, and everything works absolutely great after doing all the steps, however it never added the custom templates to my other skins. Just the default VB3 skin for my forum.

I'll be damned if I'm going to add all those custom templates to 8 skins.

Help anyone?

[TosaInu]

Hello coRtALoS,

I had the same problem. It only installs to the skin that's set to default in vB options. It will only install to the other skins if that one is the parent Style of all others.

The only alternative I know about is using a SQL tool, that can be some work.

[Borisch]

Great hack.
2 thumbs up!

[SnowBot]

Any update on the warning in PMs guys, i have looked through the thread and cant find anything

[coRtALoS]

I've had some problems with my moderators in the past abusing the warning system.

Is there anyway to remove moderator privilages to remove warning points (so a Staff or Admin has to remove it manually), or a way to keep a log of all warnings issued, active, removed and expired?

[j_86]

Read through the thread