Sorry to be blunt, but the first question I have is why? As in what is the advantage?

This is true, but if the leader issues the tag then won't that just force further issues between the ss'ers and a normal family?

But what if you choose to isolate yourself from the stupidity? I find myself playing more and more SS because the fams I land in, either a.) fail to work together, or b.) fail to listen to make it work together.

Torqez, You have the advantage off, eveybody knows you, and with they they will want to keep u even as ss.

what about returning players who have long been forgotten, just want to join a fam and ss, I understand your points. If this idea is dismissed thats cool, but I feel that you personally are one of the few exeptions to my point.

also yes gwynn perhaps, Im just thinking of ways to help others, If this idea is poor then maybe something else? because yup its against the rules to kill someone off who isnt inactive, but It still happens and has never been formally adressed

Hey.  So, I don't know if anyone thought of this, but here's an idea.  If you play Qezian in a normal galaxy, you are automatically SS from the start:

All that has to be done is make it so that if you are Qezian, you can't send or receive aid.

Indeed, I spent a few weeks throwing names at you trying to guess who you were lol

Lucky for you. I just comeback and want to play alone to get used with current situation, but when I declared SS everyone like have their own prejudice, and most likely showing dislike. Then when I grow faster in NW (thats because I use pop for starting, don't argue about this, I kinda bored with arguing in IC), suddenly a neighbour fam member nuke me several time.

me: "hey do you want to trigger something here"
him: "what do you mean, your fam attacking us"
me: "what... I don't know what my fam doing, they even don't tell me anything, and I'm playing SS"
him: "lol, look like I nuke wrong target, I'll pick fam banker then" .

see, this actually a discrimination, I don't know SS tag will repair this or making worse

Playing SS does not mean you kannot be attaked or opped, you are in a family no matter you want to play alone, if your family falls you will fall with them, I hate this SS fashioned boys who think they wont be attaked just bekause they are SS. 

"... I don't know what my fam doing, they even don't tell me anything, and I'm playing SS"

^that's your only fault, you should be kommunikative with your leader and get involved in every family plan, I've always seen SS players like perfekt oppers in times of war.

your point is valid, tho most of times its the other way, it is the SS who attaks/ops a top fam and then put the whole family in range to be raped

I think the point is, although you're SS, you're still a part of the fam.  So in answer to your question - if your fam goes to war, that means you too.  If you start some shit, it affects your fam too.

Because IC success is based on your fam doing well.  Why do you think we have role specialisation?  Attackers often have low networth.  This is selfless.  They dont play for ranks.  Same with CF banking.  THere's no glory in individual networth for a CF banker, but they do it for the fam benefit.

Similarly, even as SS, you're a part of the fam.  So you're bound to how your leader plays.

Think you're being hard done by and it's unfair?  Well ya, it might be, but you're not without options:
- Become the leader, and prove you can do a better job for fam direction.  Even if you're SS.
- Join another fam and play with friends/like minded people (drafing exists)
- Find another fam, with a different leader.

Yes, we undertsand that your fam members have consequences on your fam progress.  But if family concept does not suit you, this is why Mods also provide SS galaxies, like Orion (and SD previously).  Those were hardcore versions, and now with Supernova, we've brought out non hardcore too.

In summary, you can play SS - it's never a problem.  But in a family, you're still bound to how they play and what they do.  And as such, it's in your interest to help them and they you.

If you want 'solely' independent play - well, now you have it with the SS galaxies.

Indeed ALundra, it is a bad idea, if you play SS in my fam and I'm leader and you're doing shit/trouble with top fams/ezplore where you shouldnt/a large etzetera...  no matter I give you the SS tag, after 48hrs I'll remove the tag and kill you off    and if mods dont allow me to do it I'll deklare you rogue and kill you off anyway.