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An alternative to banning: Miserable Users · **Released**: 03-07-2003

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

Link14716 · #32 03-09-2003, 09:42 PM

This is brutally mean and sadistic. I mean, who in there right minds would come up with something like this. I love it.

[high]* Link14716 installs.[/high]

Zzed · #33 03-10-2003, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link14716
This is brutally mean and sadistic. I mean, who in there right minds would come up with something like this. I love it.

* Link14716 installs.

You talkin' to me?

Thank you for your kind words.

ManagerJosh · #34 03-10-2003, 07:16 AM

Talk about your torture! I'm laughing already. I'm gonna install as soon as vBulletin 2.3.0 is declared stable

midnightz · #35 03-10-2003, 06:06 PM

This is great, I might just unban a few users to watch.

This is great with pizza and beer

hehe

midz

Zzed · #36 03-10-2003, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by midnightz
This is great, I might just unban a few users to watch.

This is great with pizza and beer

hehe

midz

LOL

Pizza beer...

If you want a better way to track them, check out this hack: Track 1 user

kushtiUK · #37 03-10-2003, 07:26 PM

Getting this error - any advise?

Parse error: parse error in /home/bulldog/public_html/forum/global.php on line 428

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbsetcookie() in /home/bulldog/public_html/forum/member.php on line 34

kushtiUK · #38 03-10-2003, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kushtiUK
Getting this error - any advise?

Parse error: parse error in /home/bulldog/public_html/forum/global.php on line 428

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbsetcookie() in /home/bulldog/public_html/forum/member.php on line 34

Forget it - silly old me forgot a "}"

opps..doh!

wolfman · #39 03-10-2003, 08:40 PM

Oh man I will love having this one. Its almost like being able to get revenge and they wont think you are doing it on purpose >

I will install this one, as soon as I get a couple of other things fixed.

Gonna click install anyway.

-Sidekick- · #40 03-10-2003, 11:53 PM

The maker of this must really hate someone...

ZiRu$ · #41 03-11-2003, 12:59 AM

Wow...what a great idea. I'm not even gonna tell the banned users. This will be dope!!!!

I'll install later!!!

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