Miserable Users

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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.

[The Finman]

I have installed 10 hacks from vBulletin since switching from UBB Classic a few weeks ago.

However, this my very first post here in the forum because this hack just rocks! :up:

Great job!

Installed and voted for!

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

Great mod! I am trying to get my moderators to be able to use it. Right now, they are super moderators. When they click on the "mod" link one of the items they have is:

Users
Search for Users
Ban User
View Banned Users
Search IP Addresses

Is there a way to add "miserable user" to that list, so a user can be banned, or they can be "miserabled"?

Thanks,
Rich

[Paul M]

The only thing you can do is make the miserable usergroup a "banned" usergroup so they can ban people to it.

[RichTJ99]

Meaning there could be two different "banned" groups? How do I do that?

[Paul M]

It's a setting in each usergroups settings in the acp usergroup manager.

[RichTJ99]

So do you mean under the miserable configuration, where it asks what number usergroup I want to add miserable users to, I should point it to the "banned" usergroup #13 on my site? Does that make the user banned and also miserable?

[Paul M]

I think you misread it ;

then create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value of this group

[Warlock40]

I know its been talked about but just looking to confirm this is good under 3.6
I can't possibly live without it.

Thanks

[Rebecca217]

I'm using it under 3.6 and haven't any problems so far.

Bekka

[Paul M]

There is a seperate 3.6 version.