Changes in the SSL Rules

Please note that these rules might or might not be final. If you have any suggestions, please report them using the Feedback Terminal.

The most significant changes we've made are regarding the hierarchy and wing formation. We have decided not to use the Director of Operations rank anymore. Among others, one of the reasons is that they serve no special purpose.

Orders are now given directly by the command staff, which will consist of the 1st and 2nd in Command (which are Archangel and Primus right now). A hypothetical situation:

A member has been building on a planet for a long time, but while he was gone, an enemy captured the planet. The member is obviously angry and wants the planet back. The proper thing to do would be to report this to Archangel or me. We will then quickly review the problem and decide wether we should act. This is just a formality, so we agree. We then form one or more wings to handle the problem. We decide who will be wingleader, 1st wingman and wingmen. We send each of the participants of the mission a Mission Overview, stating the Objective and Reward.
Yes, that's right, Reward. Upon successful completion of the mission, rewards will be given to all participants. We hereby hope to stimulate a more active participation in the alliance.

Member inflow control. As much as we hate to admit it, the alliance has been growing beyond control. We can keep things under control well enough in Huge, but we just have too many members in P4. We don't have any absolute criteria, but each application will be more closely examined than before.

Well, you might not like this one. We have decided to ask an alliance contribution from members. Our greatest fear is this will cause members to leave the alliance, and that's why we've kept the contribution small. All we ask is you deposit 10,000 credits each 200 turns you spend, and send Archangel or me a message stating you've deposited the amount afterwards. As you can easily earn this contribution ten-fold in 200 turns, it really isn't too much to ask. Of course, if you really need the money (i.e. if you've just been destroyed), you can send us a message stating you need the money too badly.
What will we do with this extra cash inflow? Most importantly, we will be able to give rewards as stated in the first paragraph. Also, we can lend greater and more sums of money to members.
Especially on this new rule, we would like your feedback.