[ArcChas]

Yes, I agree that "the community" should take down these galaxies early on. Sadly they don't seem to have the will or the ability to do it.

And I don't have anything against rewarding effort or activity (see my posts on the subject of prelaunching) - but many people who benefit from the activities we've been discussing brag openly about the lack of effort they need to invest in order to achieve top 50 finishes (or higher) by such methods.

I'm pleased you mentioned "late sign" as this is yet another feature which is part of the "abuse". Again, it had a genuine function - to allow people who missed tick start to join in the round at a later date without being too far behind to compete. It was very quickly subverted to allow BPs to add 1 or 2 extra members to their galaxies - and later to provide a final resort to those exilers who had been unsuccessful in their attempts to reach their target galaxies. Once again, imagine the frustration of "normal" galaxies who find members deleting their accounts in order to become late starters elsewhere.