Warning Hack V1.5

Version 1.5 Note: You must have v1 installed to upgrade, the upgrade process is small so there was no need to write out a fresh install.

It has come to my attention that a "decent" warning system isn't available here on vbulletin.org, which is quite a shame, and because forums like mine, and probably yours need a simple yet advanced warning system to keep things under wraps

Anyway, i thought i might aswell release what i made, prior to me getting off my ass... lol

Administration Features:
View Warning Logs
- Displays all warnings, warned user, warned by, link to the warned post, date, warning type, and the comment specified when the warning was given, and a remove warning link
(Remove will remove the log and also put the members warning level back down in accordance to how much it was increased by the selected warning removed)
Unban Banned Members
- A simple page that you should visit every few days, it will automatically ban any auto banned users by the warning system where there ban time has expired
Warning Options
- Here you can set the following:
-- Number of warn points before member is auto banned
-- Number of days a member is auto banned for
-- View Warnign Types
-- Add Warning Type
-- Add warning type has the following fields:
---- Name/Description/Warn Points Given

Forum Features:
Every post has "Warn [Name]" and "View [Names] Warnings"
These are only accessiable by a member group which is allowed to "moderate" (Moderating groups are auto detected)
Clicking the Warn link will bring you to a page where you view the user your warning, a link to review the warned post, members current warning level, and below the warning types, has a drop down menu to select the warning type, and a text field to put your comment for why this warning is been issued
Upon completing the warning form, the warned user will be Pm'ed from the person who warned them, with the comment put down and a link to the post

View Warnings link will display logs of only that specified user's warnings, the same features as the admin cp warning logs, only just for this user

Members can access only 1 page of the warning system, which is "View My Warnings", this link is added to the quick links drop down menu
Here they simple view there warnings, just like a moderator would, only without the remove warning link

V1.5 Features:
Protectable Usergroups:
No user's in these defined groups can be warned, or banned.
Root Admin Force Protection:
Userid 1 cannot be warned, canned be banned, this is not optional, this is forced for security.
New Unban Members Set Up:
Now displays all currently banned user's, what time they were banned, what time they are supposed to be unbanned. You may unban the user even if there time has not expired (You will be notificed if they have not served the time issued upon ban, but not stopped). Upon unbanning, you choose the members 'new' warning level and the user's usergroup to move them into
Set banned usergroup:
You can now easily choose from a drop down menu which usergroup user's are sent to if after been warned they are banned.

V1.5 Bug Fixes:
- User locations in 'Users online' shown as unknown if they are warning/viewing warnings (Priority: Medium)
- Unban members system renovated and now fully works (Priotity: Maximum)
- No mysql errors upon sending a pm if the PM table had been altered (Priotity: Maximum)
- New protectable usergroups to stop any group of your choice been banned (Priotity: Maximum)
- Last time visited didn't appear when error page occured (Priotity: Low)
- Un-used global in PM function (Priority: Low)

I hope you enjoy the system, my staff teamare very pleased with it and find it of great use, enjoy the hack

- Zero Tolerance

[Acido]

Now all my users can see the warnings.

Thanx

[msimplay]

i thought this might be useful its a list of what was in the warning hacks prior to vb3

g-force2k2

Version 2.1?
Comes with the Warning System Settings Inserted Directly into the VBulletin Settings to prevent problems...

Features
// ++++++++++++++++++++
Warnings Hack System (version 2.0)
* Easy Installation / Uninstallation with Warning Installer (includes all queries & templates) [new]
* Now instead of based upon a set warning level it includes seperate distict warning points [new]
* Includes new warning customization for different levels of warning [new]
* Includes new Email Warning feature for regular useage or more importantly pm disabled users [new]
* Ban Limit is now activated once a user's Warning Level is over the configured amount of Warning Points (Not Just Single Warnings) [new]
* Includes New Customizeable Templates [new]
* Emailing and Private Messaging Warning [new]
* Emailing Ban Message [new]
* Warnings Listings [new]
* Includes Viewable List of all Admin Created Warnings for reference to know what is not accepted [new]
* In a sense its a rules hack included with the Warning Hack [new]
* Categorized And Ordered According to Admin Preferences [new]
Warn Config (extremely optimizeable)
* Includes Setable Banned by Warnings usergroup
* Includes Setable Warning Level (maximum warning points)
* Includes Easy Usergroup Configuration For [new]
* Usergroups that can Warn [new]
* Usergroups that can View Warnings [new]
* Usergroups that can view their Warning Levels [new]
* Usergroups that are exempt from warning [new]
* Includes New Warning Functions & Optimizes all Permissions [new]
* Includes Emailing Banning Option [new]
Admin CP Based
* Create Custom Warnings [new]
* Includes Customizeable New Configuration for Different Level Warnings [new]
* Create your own Categories of Warning Levels [new]
* Configure Warning Points to each different Warning [new]
* Includes a list of Warning Logs
* Who warned who?
* Date & Warning Type & Warning Comments [new]
* Post from which warning resulted
* Includes List of All Warned Users
* Includes Warning Point Deductor [new]
* Includes Email Notification after Banning [new]

mikes
* Expireable warnings. Each warning type has a default length and value. (can turn this off too)
* Warning values can be selected by issuer as per severity of the offense. This can be disabled by the administrator; the default value of warning will be used.
* Warning lengths can be selected by issuer as per severity of the offense. This can be disabled by the administrator; the default length of warning will be used.
* Relatively quick install: a few file mods, template mods, and then running a script.
* Email on warning option (Never, Issuer's choice, Always)
* PM on warning option (Never, Issuer's choice, Always)
* Email on banning option (yes, no)
* Changeable banning threshold
* Which usergroups can warn, which can view the sum, which can view all the warnings
* Mostly template driven
* Add, remove, edit warnings
* Add, remove, edit warning types
* Stronger admin interface

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by msimplay

i thought this might be useful its a list of what was in the warning hacks prior to vb3

Excellent hack

[Osterling]

is there any reason why i can't run both eriwn and this hack?

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by exasko

is there any reason why i can't run both eriwn and this hack?

suppose u can but whats the point of two warning hacks
that would just be a waste of database space

i'd remove erwins the warning link
the rest of the links don't require erwins hack

[ap0c]

g-force2k2's hack was great. I hope this one is just as good.

[Vivi Ornitier]

it most definitely is just as good

[Osterling]

does this come with.. the opition to make a member post all invisble?

[WEForums]

I'm going to install this hack, but not now.

So far, from what I can gather, you're still in the process of updating it. (that's the 'vibe' I'm getting from the replies) Also, I am waiting in hopes that you add the warning points level on the postbit, as on vB2 it was awesome to see and let others see. Saves some hassle.

[Mijae]

A question: will it break the system if I enter decimal numbers? I want to add warnings to lame messages, and make it give like 0.1 points...will it work?