The returning of the 500 million and the CAUVIII are are left overs from the days when 500 million was a lot of money and people having CAUVIIIs were as rare as rocking horse excrement.
Nowadays people can easily make 500 million in a day and everyman and his dog has CAUVIII(s) (I know someone who has over 30 of the things).
As for OFs, it is so easy to remain Official. There are a few Factions that play the Warning/Off Warning ping pong Game.
Probably a very unpopular belief, of mine, is that the 3 day requirement, in a 3 month period, should be increased to remain Official. At the minute an OF only needs an average of 48 minutes per day, spread over a 3 month period. An OF should have a minimum of 3 Members, so that equates to 16 minutes per day per Member.
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