Faction as a property

[Coin]

Two separate issues here folks: one is that there needs to be a person to carry the can if the whole faction gets jailed for, idk, leaving ships logged in space to boost activity levels.

the other is 'what if the faction leader wants to quit/his approval rating has dropped?'

if the leader wants to quit and declares the faction dead in the water and the rest of the faction agrees (like osc was so declared), thats one thing.

but to try to burn down the kindergarten when the time has come for you to leave, is quite rightly, superseded when the 2i/c wants to carry the torch.

I was involved in a 'coup' of sorts: The leader had been awol for 3? 4? weeks, and everyone was drifting off to other things. I stepped up to the plate and wrote a nice post about how i was taking over the faction, cos the high command had evaporated. Eventually (two full months later) the old faction leader got back to me and asked if i thought the faction belonged to me. I replied that i felt that i belonged to the faction, and that his absence was detrimental to the faction.
He said 'but this is my faction'
'but XXXX started it, not you, so it can't be yours; you didnt start it, and you've not lead it in two months'
'But its still mine'
'then lead it'
'Im too busy, RL stuff'
'Then i'll keep your seat warm for you'
'oh... okay then'

Four years later, I've still not heard from him. The faction is dead in the water, a long time ago, but the members of said faction are still skype-buddies.

moral of story? a coup can be done if its for the benefit of the faction. If the coup is for the benefit of the new leader, then it creates friction and bad-feelings, and they won't wash out.

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