First and foremost, I appreciate the interest of everyone wanting to join the Evil Bad Guys/Girls. It's nice seeing that there's interest in the EBG again. However, from a sample of what I've seen, this interest may be for all of the wrong reasons.

I can't help but notice that many people are applying because they have some sort of vendetta against SOLDIER, ranging from the assertion that "All SOLDIER members are elitist pricks" to "I'm against all selective groups." Whatever the case may be, it isn't going to fly well with me in the voting round. To have something against specific members of SOLDIER for reasons beyond their membership is one thing, but to carry the grudge while applying for a group that's clearly wanting to stay out of the whole SOLDIER v.s. anti-SOLDIER debate pushes it a little too far.

I'll not have the EBG turned into some anti-SOLDIER group. That wasn't my vision when I brought up the idea to revive the EBG and that isn't how I want to see the EBG turn out. It's either going to be non-anti-SOLDIER or it isn't going to exist. Fierce rivalries existed in Clan Wars, but Clan Wars is dead. Those fierce rivalries are also dead. That said, there shouldn't be a fierce rivalry with SOLDIER since SOLDIER is a group who wants to do its own thing, and when it comes down to it, the EBG is doing the exact same thing.

Ideally, I wanted this application thing to work, but if I keep getting people applying with reasons leaning more towards "I hate SOLDIER" than "I like EBG," it might have to go a selective route as well. That is not fun, but if it has to be done, it will be done.

** Note to those of you who have already applied: I'm going to speak with all of the current EBG members tomorrow to get the voting thing going. It's been tough getting everything organized with school starting for me and a few others.