your factions has been here longer than i - all in all, i never experienced any problems. - you ran the only BHG faction for a long long time - especially in the times when no one would be BHG and everyone was a merc ( 4.83 and before ).
so far, i only saw responsible actions - ( mind, i haven t seen very much first hand ) - but i don t share the bashing you experienced. - so from my point of view, the faction is OK and has shown a responsible attitude towards the use of their ships and freedoms.
i miss a general "cause" or "aim" - ( if you re fighing the nomads, who draw energy from the starts / suns, too - i haven t seen you very active in the omicrons, but more active in the core )
most of the time, i have seen your people idle or simple "be around". - i haven t seen any attacks that were not based on RP, - but quite some self defense.
so if you formulate a general idea that the faction wants to achieve ( something that is not to be achieved like the extinction of all nomads or something ) - i d like to see it performed more ingame... but other than that.... everythings fine.