Making a revenge faction leads to sanctions. Making a better faction is alright, but first speak to the 1iC and be respectful and friendly towards each other.
Another thing, snow. Being a good leader isn't decided by how much activity you do. it is about good decision making.
Real example is TBH:
Clavius is away for a long time now and didnt say what he is doing. There is also no active 2iC.
Now if a noob to the faction was doing a lot of rp inside, would he deserve to be leader? No. He wouldn't.