I think you're fine to check every ten minutes or so. Hopefully, the folks going like six months from now will get a sense, walk away, and you will get in.
The "IT dept" shouldn't be blamed on this either - there's really no reason people need to be in the system right now for their next trip MONTHS from now.
My parents got scammed into DVC when it first came out and back then it was actually pretty legitimate. I also believe they were some of the first out and made a pretty penny in the process. Thank you, Disney.
You must be in a different part of the state. Hopefully they don’t need them - none of the LA or SD affiliates have mentioned anything. I split my time out there.