@Ivy: Couldn't have said it better myself. Your position and argument from where I sit is quite clear, consistent and yet to be challenged with anything other than hopes, possibilities or simple speculation.

@Cabrini: the reason I take issue with the faction 'reporting' is because it's been widely speculated that these factions were of similar ilk to Orena/Merlino 90's/ Gallo etc in that they paid the administration no heed and the situation was on the verge of bloodshed or outright rebellion.
We've seen ZERO evidence of this. Zero.
Hence my annoyance at the so far baseless hype.