Version: 1.00, by Zzed
Developer Last Online: Feb 2012
Version: 2.2.x
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Released: 03-07-2003
Last Update: Never
Installs: 151
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This hack is an alternative to banning a user. As the name suggests a user who
gets hit with this hack will become truly miserable while trying to access
your board.
So here is what really happens to a miserable user:
- There is a random 60-120 second delay each time they click on a link.
- 90% of times they have no search engine acccess.
- 75% of the times they get the server too busy error.
If they don't get the server too busy error:
- 50% of the times they may get a blank page
- 30% of the times they may get forwarded to the forum main page
- 20% of the time they may be able to see the page they asked for.
after doing all the math in actuality they have only a 5% chance of seeing the
page they clicked on. What kills them is the time they have to wait before
anything happens.
I actually once tracked a miserable user and watched him suffer for 2 whole
hours before he was able to make a simple post.
This hack is considered one of the most sadistic hacks on my board.
The hack allows you to make your user miserable via the admin CP. It also
allows you to search for all miserable users through the admin CP as well.
Also in showthread.php, it appends a red status that is only visibly to admins
and mods stating that a user is miserable.
Tables affected by this hack: user
Files affected by this hack: global.php, showthread.php, admin/user.php
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This is especially good for users that can't be IP banned... and keep coming back under different names. If you do this... they won't realize what is happening and just get sick of your site... instead of trying to come back as other user names from other IPs.
I actually once tracked a miserable user and watched him suffer for 2 whole
hours before he was able to make a simple post.
I don't know which is worse... that he was motivated enough to still post after 2 hours of trying... or that you watched him for that long . He he... just buggin.
Our programmer installed the 'miserable user' hack today in our vB 2.3.3 and forgot to tell me how to implement it before leaving on holidays for a few weeks.
Can anyone tell me how to make someone 'miserable' now that I have the tool?
Our programmer installed the 'miserable user' hack today in our vB 2.3.3 and forgot to tell me how to implement it before leaving on holidays for a few weeks.
Can anyone tell me how to make someone 'miserable' now that I have the tool?
Thanks.
in the ACP edit the user, theres a radio button to set them into the miserable user group
An alternative to banning: Miserable Users Details »»
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01-03-2004, 06:41 PM
