Miserable Users

This modification is no longer available or supported.

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.

[Vtec44]

you can ban them using the tachy goes to coventry option

[ximcix]

Originally Posted by Vtec44

you can ban them using the tachy goes to coventry option

doen't that just add them to everyone's ignore list? Thats not what i'm trying to acomplish. I want the user to suffer when posting from a particular IP address, possibly forcing them to try & login with their other account.

Originally Posted by Vtec44

Maybe if the code can be modified to accept more than 1 user group ID's...

Paul M, can we add multiple usergroup ID to the Miserable Users input field seperated by a space or comma?
Ex: 2, 13, 7
A few people seem to she interest in this. The thing is, i have 3 user groups (New, Adv, Vet) & each group has a different color display. if I throw people from various user groups into the Miserable group, they are going notice that their user color changed.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by ximcix

Paul M, can we add multiple usergroup ID to the Miserable Users input field?
Ex: 2, 13, 7

I suspect you probably can, given the vb function it uses.

[ximcix]

I just tried & it won't allow you to save it.
I entered [2, 13] and after saving, the ', 13' was truncated
I also tried using a space & got the same result, so I asume the plugin code would have to be modified.

[ToastBusters]

Originally Posted by ximcix

I just tried & it won't allow you to save it.
I entered [2, 13] and after saving, the ', 13' was truncated
I also tried using a space & got the same result, so I asume the plugin code would have to be modified.

That would be truncated by sql itself, not by vbulletin.

What's happening is you're trying to insert a string into a field that is meant for an integer. The sql parsing engine will accept the 1 and the 3 but as soon as it gets to the coma, it says "Whoops!" and tosses the rest out.

The only real solution to what you're trying to do methinks is to use a secondary usergroup.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by ximcix

I just tried & it won't allow you to save it.
I entered [2, 13] and after saving, the ', 13' was truncated
I also tried using a space & got the same result, so I asume the plugin code would have to be modified.

Ah, the verification on the ACP setting field is set to numeric, you would need turn on debug mode and edit the ACP setting to change this.

[ximcix]

Secondary usergroup did the trick.
Thanks

Paul M, maybe you can consider that for the next upgrade.

[XtremeOffroad]

Thanks for this, Seems more were signing up to spam then to help.
Time to have a bit of fun now.

Clicks Install

[OttawaGolf]

import it into vbulletin as a product - then create your 'miserable users' usergroup and set the value for this.

Using 3.5.0 gold
I imported it as a product and created the usergroup.
It shows up in Installed products but not in VB options.
What am I missing?

[Paul M]

Nothing, it's a standard part of product import to import the settings, are you sure they are not there ?