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.

[mrxclusive]

man this is the best shit i redirect them to a porn site also can you change the percentages to what u want?

[lstintxs100]

Thank you.

[unicorn2433]

okay I love this hack but all my users are experiencing load issues. Could this hack cause that?
I dont want to get rid of it:-(

[Paul M]

No, it cannot cause that (unless you have somehow set them all as miserable ....).

[brad99]

installed.

great mod, thanks

[steven s]

I have one user set to miserable users.
Whenever he logs in I get this message.

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.2:

Invalid SQL:

MySQL Error   : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number  : 2006
Request Date  : Sunday, August 17th 2008 @ 12:17:38 PM
Error Date    : Sunday, August 17th 2008 @ 12:18:27 PM

[mechanist]

"MySQL server has gone away"
I have exactly the same issue, any hint on this ?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I have one user set to miserable users.
Whenever he logs in I get this message.

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.2:

Invalid SQL:

MySQL Error   : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number  : 2006
Request Date  : Sunday, August 17th 2008 @ 12:17:38 PM
Error Date    : Sunday, August 17th 2008 @ 12:18:27 PM

I would say you have a very low mysql timeout, so the connection is timing out before the MU timeout.

Originally Posted by mechanist

"MySQL server has gone away"
I have exactly the same issue, any hint on this ?

See above - tho you post does not actually say if you mean with this mod, or just in general.

[mechanist]

Sorry about that but, yes, it happens the same way with this mod and not in general.

Is there a parameter we can change to get rid of this problem ?

[Paul M]

Either set this mods response time lower, or increase the mysql timeout value.