Miserable Users

This modification is no longer available or supported.

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.

[Wolfegar]

Originally Posted by Smiry Kin's

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

True. It might. But there is a certain principle here. We have a group of Admins and we have agreed to vote on installations, modifications and anything else major for the site. This was installed by one Admin with no discussion. So most of the others have agreed it should be removed.

The version we have is Miserable Users 2.01. So, if this is a simple one click uninstall and removing it won't cause the board to have any problems, then that's what the majority have agreed should be done.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Wolfegar

The version we have is Miserable Users 2.01. So, if this is a simple one click uninstall and removing it won't cause the board to have any problems, then that's what the majority have agreed should be done.

As mentioned before, it is.

[Raydar]

Hi

I am trying to upload the Miserable User Hack but it keeps saying

XML Error: syntax error at Line 2

I am importing it as a product. The file is called

Miserableuser.xml

Any idea why it won't work?

Thanks

P.S Great idea for a hack by the way.

[Paul M]

Download it again, sounds corrupted to me.

[Raydar]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your suggestion.

I tried that and got this message.

XML Error: xml declaration not at start of external entity at Line 1

Any idea what that means?

Thanks

Reg

[Paul M]

None whatsoever, how are you downloading the file, and how are you installing it ?

[Raydar]

lol, I can already feel my stupidity coming on

I click the install button. A page opens up showing the code. I copy and paste that code into a text editor (wordpad) and name it miserableuser.xml.

This is what I am trying to upload as a product. This is very wrong isn't it? :ermm:

Thanks again Paul

Reg

[Paul M]

Copy/paste is screwing it badly - right click on the file and choose "save as" (or equivelent) to save it to your pc.

[Raydar]

Wooops!

Thanks for the support Paul, it worked straight away.

Have a great holiday season.

Reg

[Sownman]

Installed this last night. It's too cruel so I cut back on the torture and it's still like hiking uphill in the mud with a heavy pack. Genius

Thanks