Ah ye... There we go.
I do believe the keepers did a far better job on that regard to keep the faction full of people that are able to give quality role-play and not just armature stuff. Nomads should be one of those factions that strive for quality.
As what you have now, some of the rp encounters I had with them really lacked it. It was more used to pvp while using a infinite cloak.
To top that all off, i do believe the faction was just filtered to have friends of Conrad. Not only that but there was also a monopoly state when others tried to make nomad factions and there was s.alt coming from him.
perhaps you all were unwilling to see some other people you have no control over give it a shot.