This is often what will contribute to cracks in the faction – dissension will arise when decisions are made that favour the group’s cause rather than the cause of the individual(s).

Big examples of this are using charity work solely for networking, using Twitter to assert your own popularity, using WLUSU to… well you and I could have another full discussion on that, couldn’t we.

We sometimes take stands against celebrities and regulars getting on to our tools or introducing their own ideas into the mix… it’s the “we were here first, do as we say noob” phenomenon.

I’ve done it myself.

Even worse is when we, as this community, take arms against brands taking presence in new areas on the interwebs. It’s worse because it’s people like us that convinced them to, did the work, and are executing it.

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Your example of the student union is bang on, because I see a lot similar with MESA at U of T that I was deeply involved in. I’ve sent this post off to their senior team to consider, as they’re beginning to break the association into multiple goal-based groups (VS. one big banner) with an umbrella unity.

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You’re still off your rocker, in any case.