vBulletin Manual - The User Infraction Manager

The User Infraction Manager, accessible via User Infractions > User Infraction Manager, allows you to view and modify user infraction levels and groups, as well as automatic ban settings.

The User Infraction Manager has three tables: User Infraction Levels, User Infraction Groups and Automatic Ban.

User Infraction Levels

<<<screenshot of the User Infraction Levels table>>>

The User Infraction Levels table has the following columns:

Title
The title of the user infraction level.
Points
The number of points the specified user infraction level is worth.
Expires
The amount of time that the points stay active for the specified user infraction level. If the points never expire, this column will display "Never".
Warning
Whether or not the infraction level can be given as a warning.
Extend
Whether or not the expiration time period will be extended if the user receives an additional infraction of the same kind within the time period specified in the Expires field.
Controls
The dropdown list has the following options:
- Edit
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open the Edit User Infraction Level form for the specified user infraction level. For more information about this form, see the Modifying User Infraction Levels article.
- Delete
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open a confirmation dialog asking if you are sure you would like to delete the specified user infraction level. Clicking the [Yes] will delete the user infraction level and return you to the User Infraction Manager. Clicking the [No] will cancel the operation and return you to the User Infraction Manager.

Clicking the [Add New User Infraction Level] button at the bottom of the table opens the Add User Infraction Level form. For more information about this form, see the Modifying User Infraction Levels article.

User Infraction Groups

<<<screenshot of the User Infraction Groups table>>>

The User Infraction Groups table has the following columns:

Primary Usergroup
The usergroup for which this infraction group applies.
Override Usergroup
The usergroup that will be used to override the primary usergroup. See the Modifying User Infraction Groups article for more information about how permissions work in regards to this setting.

Clicking this link opens the Edit Usergroup form. For more information about this form, see the Adding and Editing A Usergroup article.
Override Display
Whether or not the user's username markup and user title will be replaced by the markup and user title from the infraction usergroup.
Points
The number of points that must be accumulated for this infraction group to apply.
Controls
The dropdown list has the following options:
- Edit
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open the Edit User Group form for the specified user infraction group. For more information about this form, see the Modifying User Infraction Groups article.
- Delete
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open a confirmation dialog asking if you are sure you would like to delete the specified user infraction group. Clicking the [Yes] will delete the user infraction group and return you to the User Infraction Manager. Clicking the [No] will cancel the operation and return you to the User Infraction Manager.

Clicking the [Add New User Infraction Group] button at the bottom of the table opens the Add User Infraction Group form. For more information about this form, see the Modifying User Infraction Groups article.

Automatic Ban

<<<screenshot of the Automatic Ban table>>>

The Automatic Ban table has the following columns:

Primary Usergroup
The usergroup for which this automatic ban applies.
Ban Usergroup
The usergroup the user will be moved to after they are banned. Clicking this link opens the Edit Usergroup form. For more information about this form, see the Adding and Editing A Usergroup article.
Amount
The number of points or infractions that the user must accumulate in order to trigger the automatic ban.
Method
Whether the the automatic ban is triggered via the specified number of "Points" or "Infractions".
Ban Period
The length of time that the user will be banned.
Controls
The dropdown list has the following options:
- Edit
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open the Edit Automatic Ban form for the specified user infraction group. For more information about this form, see the Modifying Automatic Bans article.
- Delete
  Selecting this option and clicking the [Go] button will open a confirmation dialog asking if you are sure you would like to delete the specified automatic ban. Clicking the [Yes] will delete the automatic ban and return you to the User Infraction Manager. Clicking the [No] will cancel the operation and return you to the User Infraction Manager.

Clicking the [Add New Automatic Ban] button at the bottom of the table opens the Add Automatic Ban form. For more information about this form, see the hop=acp_users_userinfractions_modbans]Modifying Automatic Bans[/hop] article.