"How the mighty have fallen" The only way it could be made easier is to give the tickets out in free Cracker Jack boxes.
I'm crushed. We busted our butts learning the code and getting proficient at it enough to pass a supervised 13 wpm test 100 miles away and a supervised written test that proved our ability to build, repair or modify our 'usually' home-brewed transmitters and receivers.
Even with a VE present you had to memorize some written material, but with on-line testing??? Aarrgghh!!
As Squiggy would say, "I'm disgusting!"

The "ticket" just lost a point or two in my estimation.
Seeing another ham won't be the same anymore. I remember beeping "Hi" when seeing a ham plate on a car and getting a thumbs up from the other driver. Made a body feel great. (Another "brother"!) Now we won't know if it's a "real" ham or an "on-liner".
I realize that there will be some great hams through this "give-away" system, but the pride factor just fell out of the basket for me.
I'm sorry if I hurt some feelings out there, but I feel betrayed by the hobby I've loved all these years. I also know that later I'll probably wish I'd kept it to myself, but ... DARN!!
Charlie