Should factions receive money from the admins?

[McNeo]

Its true, while the LN does not have a lot of liquid last I checked, that shortfall is offset by the assets under our control. Our cap list is -quite big-, though a lot of those ships are privately owned and maintained. That said, LN finances were looking just a little tight before Seth decided to donate his Dreadnought, which has since become the Maryland. We're also struggling to pay for the remade Mount Hood, which Joe is working at with the LLS rather than asking people for donations to the LN. The main donations to the LN come from only a few people though, at most 10% of the roster.

I dont know how you can assume to know the monetary status of each of the four largest house factions though. For instance, how much is on our LN Vault account?

I dont think unnofficial factions come into this argument though. You're unofficial because you dont want the responsibilities that heap on to the shoulders of those who are official, mostly the bitching about indies flying under your flag. Diplomatic transmissions about indies seriously get on my nerves, as its the official factions that get blamed for not reeling them in when those official factions have very little power to do anything if the indies prove to be non-receptive (short of blowing them off the map, of course).

But the point is here, factions will not be paid to do nothing. Good examples have to be set, rules adhered to, activity noted and so on.