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.

[Namaless]

Originally Posted by TestingSolution

This hack dosent work with version 3.68

It's normal, you are in 3.7 mod section

Thanks, I upgrade

[projectego]

Fantastic! Thanks for the update, Paul.

[Freesteyelz]

First time user of this mod...Eager to try it out. Thanks, Paul.

[XMRadioGold]

Can this mod or any of its predecessors give a false ban message?

[Paul M]

You could probably adapt it to (using the redirect option).

[Bubble #5]

Thank you for updating this for 3.7. It is our favorite vB hack of all time. Great job!

BTW- we used to be addicted to Dr. Pepper too. We're cured now

[bestword]

It's very good ------------ but i'm not very sure how to set the IP address
for example, if i want to Miserable IP 202.157.67.0 - 202.157.67.255, i should type 202.157.67. or 202.157.67 or 202.157.67.*?

[Paul M]

As the option says ;

Partial ip ranges are possible (do not enter any trailing dots)

[Zaiaku]

Is there anyway to use the redirection option to make them to go a specific page within vb? Everytime I try to do that is goes into a infinite loop and then times out.

[Paul M]

Nope, you cannot do that since as you say, you are creating a loop.