Official faction activity

[Ingenious]

Faction leaders are often both - ooRP, there is plenty of paperwork. In-game, some faction leaders are PvP aces.

I find your logic inherently flawed. You are saying that the player needs to be active to keep the character alive. The game world should be considered persistent unless changed; that is, if the player does nothing on a particular day, when the player returns to the character next, nothing has changed. For example, Admiral Dale shouldn't be demoted since he's deserted his post - it is the player who is away from the game, not the characters.

If Admiral Dale draws his authority from his combat prowess commanding a battlecruiser, then he should fly the battlecruiser regularly and make kills regularly. If Admiral Dale is a paper pusher, he should process forum requests and communications regularly. If Admiral Dale vanishes for a week because of OORP reasons, RP reasons should be created to back this up. Admiral Dale might go on vacation. Admiral Dale might be asked to take a month of leave with pay because of a diplomatic crisis, i.e. his wife is leaving him OORP due to Athenian's gardener. OORP should never be used as an excuse to sacrifice RP. RP can be molded to accommodate OORP practicalities.

Yes, a player needs to be active to keep a character alive. No, a player does not have to play the game like a job to be active.