Originally Posted by Switch

Create a 'PR PW NIGHT' account like the 'Ribbons' account.

The Ribbons account is NOT AUTOMATED. It is an account that an actual person has to log on to in order for the ribbons to be posted. The same would apply to your idea.

Users who submit a passing test (which could be an easy to implement online form) can be added to the group maintained by the 'PR PW NIGHT' account

Again, who is going to be responsible for deciding who gets in and whatnot? Who manages the list and checks it against people who pass the test but get banned anyway?

PR PW NIGHT sends it out to everyone in the group

Again, not automated. Someone will actually have to compose a PM to everyone on the list and send it to them, not to mention the other organizational and management hassles.

No... only the people who chose to submit the test/form would get in on it and the process could be nearly automated.

Again, who verifies the list and checks it against the banlist on a regular basis to make sure that people cant get in just because they pass the test?

Abosoutely true -- the video is great for informing brand new players about the expected conduct. People who have been here for over a year are pretty well informed, though, and usually do a very good job at upholding our standards and teaching others.

Despite what one might expect after reading the reactions and neg rep I recieved after my comment, I wasn't whining incessantly or even denying the utility of the video. I was just pointing out that for regular players its a nusance, even if only for 60 seconds, that could be avoided by a relatively easy to implement PR certified system.

I think I've shown where your simple system becomes too complex. Simply put, you're asking for someone to program this, set this up, and spend their time managing it (that is if it's even possible to set up some kind of automated system that you're proposing, not to mention requisitioning space from the boss, coming up with a test, and making ti all work with each other). The video is simpler. It involves 10 seconds of work on my part...literally. I change the password and upload the video. Voila. Problem solved.

The bottom line is that I dont really care if it inconveniences you. This was designed to benefit the players en-masse and the admin staff by improving the quality of gameplay and giving the admins a greater range of authority on password nights because the video REQUIRES everyone to read the rules, so theres no longer any excuse for misbehaving. The goal wasnt to streamline the joining process to facilitate the individual's need to save 60 seconds.

I've been here for well over 3 years (my join date is false, I had a different forum name LONG before Ferris Bueller was invented) and I have 0 problem watching a 60 second video so that I can play with my buddies on the server. Perhaps what you need isnt a quick fix, but some practice in developing patience.