They really should have thought this through before just turning off access. What did they think - nobody was going to complain?

I completely agree that they should keep it limited to only people that have spent the time to get certified at a certain level. They should have given everyone a heads up that this was going to happen and give them an opportunity to take the tests to get to that level and then grandfather them into the program.

The way this has been handled is just causing bad will with the community and should have been better thought out.