Choices that affect the masses are to be made by the administration. (And no, this administration has no requirement to bend to the will of the users.) Andromeda is a sane, sensible leader who has made this decision based on experience and accumulated knowledge. Andromeda is following one of the major rules of life: try not to repeat mistakes.
Admittedly, factions can lead to undesirable results, such as polarization, rule breaking/bending, and dissatisfaction. Andromeda has encountered this in the past and does not want to do it again, a decision I can understand and respect.
Unfortunately, a single large group probably wouldn't work either. After all, factions exist due to preferable population size and shared interests. An uber-group would be too large and unwieldy.
However, I am an overly forgiving person, and personally believe it to be in the community's best interest to have their factions, albeit in a controlled form.
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