Version: 1.00, by Zzed
Developer Last Online: Feb 2012
Version: 2.2.x
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Released: 03-07-2003
Last Update: Never
Installs: 151
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This hack is an alternative to banning a user. As the name suggests a user who
gets hit with this hack will become truly miserable while trying to access
your board.
So here is what really happens to a miserable user:
- There is a random 60-120 second delay each time they click on a link.
- 90% of times they have no search engine acccess.
- 75% of the times they get the server too busy error.
If they don't get the server too busy error:
- 50% of the times they may get a blank page
- 30% of the times they may get forwarded to the forum main page
- 20% of the time they may be able to see the page they asked for.
after doing all the math in actuality they have only a 5% chance of seeing the
page they clicked on. What kills them is the time they have to wait before
anything happens.
I actually once tracked a miserable user and watched him suffer for 2 whole
hours before he was able to make a simple post.
This hack is considered one of the most sadistic hacks on my board.
The hack allows you to make your user miserable via the admin CP. It also
allows you to search for all miserable users through the admin CP as well.
Also in showthread.php, it appends a red status that is only visibly to admins
and mods stating that a user is miserable.
Tables affected by this hack: user
Files affected by this hack: global.php, showthread.php, admin/user.php
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Possibly my favorite hack of all time even though I never see the direct results of it.. I dunno where that hack of the month competition is, but this should be it.
I've made it a more permanent form of removal on my site.. When you get "miserable'd", all of your posts are replaced by
[account removed]
except for when the miserable person actually gets to view it. So it effectively deletes all of their posts at the same time.
Today at 11:05 PM Overgrow said this in Post #113 Possibly my favorite hack of all time even though I never see the direct results of it.. I dunno where that hack of the month competition is, but this should be it.
I've made it a more permanent form of removal on my site.. When you get "miserable'd", all of your posts are replaced by
[account removed]
except for when the miserable person actually gets to view it. So it effectively deletes all of their posts at the same time.
OMG... I am not worthy. Thank you for your kind words.
I have to tell you...I am a newby to all of this HACK stuff.
And I remember about a year ago when I upgraded to VB wondering why in the world would I ever want to BAN someone...so....I made it a policy of my board that NO ONE would ever be banned!!!
WELL...I've just come throught the WEEK from HELL!!! This one guy has cause so many problems...all with the INTENT of being banned...testing the POLICY!!!
YOUR Hack is a GOD SENT!!! I can now put this IDIOT on the MISERABLE LIST and now I'm happy,,my users are happy,,,HE's BANNED, and he doesn't even know it.....and the thought of him sitting there.....MISERABLE in front of his computer waiting,,,and waiting,,,and waiting....
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03-21-2003, 05:05 AM
Thank you for your kind words. 
