Pony should set user expectations appropriately

[jdreed]

The hostname request form (not the FAQ, which nobody reads) should say something like "Hostnames of the form 'something.mit.edu' generally require 2 business days to activate. There is no way to expedite this process. Please keep this in mind when requesting hostnames."

[jdreed]

For maximum points, since this is dynamic content, you could say in bold text "Hostnames requested today may not be fully activated until $(date + 172800)"