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Well, I think its fair to post in a public journal that twice now I've been denied entrance to The Dark Ages (both itself and its guild) so I have a little resentment towards relying on others information. It reminds me of applying to the Daughters of Gaia's guild, despite being a male and then asking to be in the Crew.

I'm not saying that joining TDA is like joining a Girls Only hangout and trying to become a queen b***h. That is not what I am saying.

Anyways, without help from others, its very hard to do good structural analysis. Sometimes, relying on the people that are most loyal to you is better than trusting the people who will deliver quick results. When I did work with the DeAngelos, I always trusted the quick results that came in but Vito was a more than a p***k sometimes. Don't get me wrong... the man (God rest his Mafia-themed soul) is somewhere now and still has admirers for what he accomplished... but he either demanded supreme loyalty or the results to pour in.

Personally, I believe we should have more people like Don Corelli though. His idea, unlike DeAngelos, was all about building foundation outside of the clan and leaving the clan to become representations of themselves. TDA takes a lot of initial investment but leaves the members at the front door, skeptical of their ability to find growth. It does the same for its close allies. I believe if Corelli was leading TDA, there would be guaranteed stimulus for the months to come.

The two longest lasting mafia clans were born from Corelli's innovative thought. While there is a lot of general resentment towards Corelli leaving his members behind as he searched for alliances and built his family's reputation from the outside, I think that's the key for this journal entry.

There is a guaranteed formula for TDA to build upon its success. Loyalty with investment = General Success. But TDA's not recruiting investors. It's recruiting loyalty. It's a fun & tricky business dealing with people who deal in absolutes.

Adaptability + Corelli + Investment = Good Advice.

(If you're from TDA... Feel free to hate me and take my advice. It's better than not taking it and hating me. That'd be just like a non-literate RP'er trying to challenge ArchAngel and then complaining after they compared records. Times 10,000.)