DO I HAVE TO WAIT?

[toddfx]

It's pretty unbelievable how often I see people around here complaining about the IP exemption process and/or wait time. With the population continuing to grow, it's only going to worse.

I find it annoying enough myself to see IP related threads popping up daily in Server Chat and Off Topic, so I can't imagine how the devs must feel about it. Where is the line going to be drawn? It seems to me like there should be something done to automate, streamline, or at least clarify the process.

Ideally there could easily be some kind of simple submit form written to automatically add somebody's IP to a database. Sure that might lead to more people submitting for an exemption, but do peoples applications ever get denied in the first place?

If not that, then it still seems like the process could be fool-proofed a bit. There are enough people constantly getting confused, asking questions, and bitching about it that it might be time to re-think how available and obvious the information is. I mean at least drop a hint about it in the Setup Guide or something.

Sure it's in the FAQ, but apparently it doesn't get the point across.