Well, when some people screw up, we all pay for it?
Personally I don't mind being unofficial/indie, probably because I'm not planning to lead any of my factions to their great destiny as their rightful leader, nor am I trying to give random people tech permissions. Sure being official makes some people actually listen to you. (In case of [RM]) but it's no biggie. Finnegan proved indies got what it takes by getting the first Spyglass as an indie character. Hooray for that dude!