[Darkwaltz4]

hehe, i really hate seeing all that you went through today, and i wasnt online at all to help out during it >.< but i think that one of the features i was planning would have taken care of exactly what you were trying to do :-p

utilizing the password system would i think be something like this...
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admin options: allow password use/require password use (y/n)

dorm leader then can create a password for dorm which will be put un-md5'd into the dorm table (ull see why in a sec) upon creation of dorm, then setting the password into the forum system as normal. then pming the leader a backup copy of the password for himself.

subsequent members then get pmed a copy of the password upon acceptance, and the leader can change the password when he likes, which then sends an update pm to existing members, etc.

the password system then works like any other passworded forum, as the dorm hack would only use the password system as a wrapper (much like everything else :-p) thus....disabling vieiwing of contents/updates from non-members (those with the set password, on top of posting access with the dorm hack itself). oh, and also the proper authorities of course bypass the passwording to allow for moderation, but this is a standard vb feature of passworded forums :-p (which also works to advantage)

now keep in mind this is just me thinking out loud for right now, but if you think its great ill work on that :-p