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Currently (on my 2.0.13 board), when a banned user tries to view the forums, he is simply informed that he is currently banned, please contact an administrator etc etc (i.e. the default message).
I'm yet to play around with a 2.1 snapshot, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is going to be the same in Olympus, or if there's anything extra: what I was specifically hoping for was the ability for a reason for the banning of that user to be displayed to him when he tries to come back?
That's awfully worded but I hope somebody can help me out ..
RBH wrote:
Currently (on my 2.0.13 board), when a banned user tries to view the forums, he is simply informed that he is currently banned, please contact an administrator etc etc (i.e. the default message).
I'm yet to play around with a 2.1 snapshot, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is going to be the same in Olympus, or if there's anything extra: what I was specifically hoping for was the ability for a reason for the banning of that user to be displayed to him when he tries to come back?
That's awfully worded but I hope somebody can help me out ..
Thanks in advance
I thought that when you went to log in it simply said: "Your username/password does not match or your account is inactive"
I wish that banned members could a any one admin-specified forum that could have all banned members and why they were banned. But I guess I could make that guest-viewable, so no matters there!
Aldenhier wrote:
I wish that banned members could a any one admin-specified forum that could have all banned members and why they were banned. But I guess I could make that guest-viewable, so no matters there!
You could just create a usergroup that is called "Banned Users". Set the read permissions for all but one forum (the "Banned Users" forum) to "No", and you have your solution. Instead of banning a user, you just need to add him to this usergroup.
Aldenhier wrote:
I wish that banned members could a any one admin-specified forum that could have all banned members and why they were banned. But I guess I could make that guest-viewable, so no matters there!
You could just create a usergroup that is called "Banned Users". Set the read permissions for all but one forum (the "Banned Users" forum) to "No", and you have your solution. Instead of banning a user, you just need to add him to this usergroup.
Wow... this is an AWESOME and very simple hack, that I think I might use it...
THANK YOU DHN!!!
"If You Support It, They Will Come."
"Construction"
But, surely the advantage of banning users is the ability to ban their ip. Otherwise they enjoy coming back and trying to torment you even more.
Just putting them all in one group doesn't achieve this.
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I've had problem users on DSL ranges that are entire /16 ranges. I can't ban them by IP, because the next day they can have a new address, and I can't ban the ranges from which they post because then I'll block legitimate users.
You can never go home again... but I guess you can shop there.
