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.

[Smiry Kin's]

because the hack as n option to bring up /index.php page every so often, www.fileplanet.com open brings up n advert page, where you can click the advers or click skip...?? could ya do this?

[Ncturnal]

Originally Posted by Smiry Kin's

because the hack as n option to bring up /index.php page every so often, www.fileplanet.com open brings up n advert page, where you can click the advers or click skip...?? could ya do this?

That's not the point of this hack. Besides that, dont' we see enough ads every minute of the day that we are awake already? :disappointed:

[Smiry Kin's]

its not often =-/ its like once every day...

[Wolfegar]

A former Admin installed this without the prior approval of the rest of the Admins. By a majority vote, we would like to remove Miserable Users.

Question: Will this uninstall cleanly? If so, how do we do it?

[ConqSoft]

It seemed to uninstall cleanly for me.

[Wolfegar]

So, do I just go to Plug-In System > Manage Products and then choose delete for the Miserable Users?

(I'm relatively new to the vBulletin ACP.)

[Paul M]

No, you go into the product manager and choose uninstall in it's options.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Smiry Kin's

because the hack as n option to bring up /index.php page every so often, www.fileplanet.com open brings up n advert page, where you can click the advers or click skip...?? could ya do this?

In theory you could use it to just randomly send you to a page by setting all the other options to zero, but I think your users might get pissed off very quickly if they try and post something and get redirected instead.

[Wolfegar]

Originally Posted by Paul M

No, you go into the product manager and choose uninstall in it's options.

Thank you, Paul.

[Smiry Kin's]

it might be useful.. wolfegar, if you have annoying people, u can use this..