Ignoring Alloh's attempted threadjack and moving back on-topic:

I think it's probably a good idea for guilds to have faction standings with the various important governmental and corporate entities in the VO universe. It makes sense both from an RP and pragmatic point of view that guilds should be responsible for their member's actions. It would make guilds more meaningful without unbalancing anything.

Having a game mechanic for guild factions with other guilds is also a good idea, if only for the practical reason that I don't want to have to configure Makefriends just to get my enemies red (and my allies green) on my radar. I've met many, many newbs who don't even realize I'm a threat because I'm green on their radar, despite my attempts to maintain a low standing with all nations. Guild factions would be one way to fix this problem.

All good and well, Shil, except I don't understand why he raised that point at all in this thread.