This thread has gone so off-topic...
In case some of you don't realise, I ain't complaining about the official faction requests taking so long, I'm complaining that unofficial factions, that aren't seeking official status, are being silenced, and not given the right to discuss their RP as a group...
Oh, I agree wholehartedly with that point. Just not with the other point. Not long ago, I worked to create the current faction system, with the hope of fixing a situation much like this one, though possibly a bit worse. The 500 million credit thing came later, and may not be helpful, but insofar as I suspect many people just create 'unofficial' type groups to get around the guidlines, It misses the point entirely...and I do believe locking them makes that worse.
