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April Fools - Ban User · **Released**: 03-31-2008

A slight modification of an in house experiment described here.

Users are prompted with the option to ban any user they choose for a period within 3-30 days. Upon submitting, there is a half second pause, then the username switches with their own name followed with another half second pause, before the script finally submits. Don't worry -- the user input here is completely ignored.

The entered username is completely ignored, and the user submitting the form is banned for the period they entered.

Refer to attached screenshots for more info.

It's up to you to link to this file, and you can also view ban.php?do=view for a list of banned users.

... you may want to unban some of these users the next day. No pressure though.

EnIgMa1234 · #42 04-01-2008, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audentio

I didn't touch the config.php file, and there is no blank space at the top.

That error says otherwise :/

PoetJA-1975 · #43 04-01-2008, 09:51 PM

This is just INSANE lol - I think Members would be mad as hell actually - And it's real banning?!?!? Yep = INSANITY - but crazy as hell - I think I'll pass on this one - but thanx for sharing LOL

Jacquii.

Lynne · #44 04-01-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

This is just INSANE lol - I think Members would be mad as hell actually - And it's real banning?!?!? Yep = INSANITY - but crazy as hell - I think I'll pass on this one - but thanx for sharing LOL

Jacquii.

I changed mine to hours (as I wrote) and lessened the amount of time they could do it for. Some of the users actually came back and then went and banned themselves again. I have some silly users!

Adrian Schneider · #45 04-01-2008, 10:36 PM

When I did it last year, the other admin complained because half the site was banned. And so was he. lol

I still think it's funnier if you leave them banned!

cheat-master30 · #46 04-01-2008, 10:58 PM

I removed this because people were literally going insane and calling it broken.

Roxie · #47 04-02-2008, 01:11 AM

This worked well for us. Members ended up IMing or texting me asking me to let them back in. Luckily they are all very good sports! I wish more people had fallen for it. But after everything else I pulled, they were too scared to even click the link. lol

Hornstar · #48 04-02-2008, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheat-master30

I removed this because people were literally going insane and calling it broken.

rofl. I can just imagine my members doing the same and blamming me for it being broken when in fact they just got fooled lol

PoetJA-1975 · #49 04-02-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynne

I changed mine to hours (as I wrote) and lessened the amount of time they could do it for. Some of the users actually came back and then went and banned themselves again. I have some silly users!

LOL - Did they not understand they were banning themselves?!?!? HAHAHAHAHA! Crazy lol

Jacquii.

Lynne · #50 04-02-2008, 03:20 PM

This was a big success on my board. I had several users ban themselves and I also had several PMs from users saying thank you for thinking they were a "trusted user" and giving them the banning power while we were gone on our BBQ.

Theoldwiz · #51 04-02-2008, 10:44 PM

Lynne if I do your change will all banned times be changed, or just for this mod? (I know its a bit late)
Thanks!

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