[AZ-AlphaXi]

You know ... I've always thought that the biggest objection for a new, young group joining NPC would be the requirement to adhere to the expansion policy. For example, Ceres currently can place a colony on any campus they want. But should they join NPC, they would be subject to the same "open for expansion, presentation, invitation to colonize" methodology as the rest of us. That would certainly, I think, hinder a young group, when the competition among the rest of us to colonize is already high.