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.

[Zaiaku]

That's what I thought, oh well still one of my most fav mods.

[obiefan]

Does this mod create a server load?

It seems that since I installed it, my server load has shot up from 0.02-0.04 range to 0.6- 0.9 or higher. I run both accounts on this dedicated box. I only have 30 - 100 users at any time.

Thanks for thoughts

[J98680Bxxxxx]

Installed (marked too)

Thanks for having updated this ever popular mod to vB 3.7 :up:

[steveneff]

top mod, does Mutley's laugh.

[SuperTaz]

Installed. I used this hack for the 3.6 series and one of my admins did not know what it was used for because I did not let him know right away, so he set this usergroup as his secondary group....WOW. I never heard the end of it. At first, my webhost and I could not figure out why he could not view the forums until I looked at his info through the admin panel and saw this was checked. My webhost and I were laughing so hard at him, my co-admin that did this to himself, left the MSN chat, furious. ROFL

Needless to say, I did not hear from him for a few days.

[Vitaly]

Nice mod. Sоme of my forum visitors really need it

Is it safe to use "delay" option? If php is in FCGI mode, miserable user can lock all php processes, if try to open 10 pages at once.

[Chris583]

Question. If I add a user to miserable through additional usergroup will that work? Or do i need to remove member from registered user and make miserable usergroup primary? Does it matter?

[Paul M]

The answer is in the nice red note on the main post ;

.... 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).

[King Justice]

Marked as installed..used from vB 3.6 to nwe vB 3.7..
Works great.

[Chris583]

Originally Posted by Paul M

The answer is in the nice red note on the main post ;

Thanks Paul. I figured everything out.