I disagree Vito. Whether any other LCN Families recognize them as a LCN Family is the only point. If they don't have recognition as their own independent LCN Family they're not a official Family. If they aren't recognized as Amico Nostra they're not even apart of LCN. The same for Ndrangheta if they aren't recognized they aren't apart of that organization no matter who their Family is or their history in any of these organizations. Being Italian and a criminal doesn't make you a mafia member. Having a group of Italians and being criminals doesn't make you a Mafia Family.

Now I agree it's a moot point in the criminal sense because if they're not apart of any organization and are just some ragtag wannabe mobsters living off of their relative's legacies it obviously hasn't affected them. The Hells Angels the Ndrangheta the drug suppliers all still do business with them. But whether other criminal groups do business with them isn't the question at hand.