Now, I know this is not the NR boards for Recursion, but as I see it, that is more-so for actual RP stories and events playing out, whereas my idea is only an idea, and one that would (hopefully) affect the Recursion world as a whole. Anywho, here a couple of the things I have been thinking over for a long time, and now with the loss of liaisons, feel I should share with those who care.
First idea/suggestion: Liaisons. Of the people, for the people!
I've heard all of the usual comments about the liaison program, about how it COULD be great, and the problems it had, but how they could be solved, and yadda yadda. The fatal flaw in the program, it seems, was having to rely on a player. And even the 'good' ones were targeted by general killjoys who think that routing out a liaison's identity is fun. Anyways, my point is that while having a player be in this position was a cool idea, it was often (from all that I've heard) an idea that worked out terribly. So here's what I saw out of this.
If a liaison is going to be a player, it makes sense for players to have more than just a little input. Which is why I propose to you, the reader, to the notion of ENTIRELY PLAYER-CONTROLLED LIAISONS. This is not just because we have no Dev Team backing anymore, but because, to me, it makes sense.
If we, the players, vote in a liaison or choose one to represent us, what could go wrong? Worst case scenario is something does go wrong, and we as players replace said liaison. Pretty simple, right?
So to expand with a bit more specifics an example of the idea would be to have each Org (along with EPN and CYPH) to elect (yes, the elections could even act as their own non-RP events) a "liaison." This would not be a new character, just someone from within your ranks who suits the position of helping your ORG (or terrorist cell) become more RP-inclined. Faction leaders would then communicate with their respective liaison (or another one, I suppose) and the liaisons could all get together, sharing ideas and seeing how things could be planned and played out properly. This is the simplest form of the idea, but it has the flaw of being very complainable. That's right, "complainable". The method of choosing a liaison for an entire Org is sure to cause dissatisfaction throughout ranks. Sure, we may not ever be able to make everyone happy, and this simple form might be easiest, but it was not my original idea, only an advisory from an experienced friend. A good one, mind you, but I also like my idea. 
It makes the most sense to suggest both the above idea as well as my original one, and see what all players think.
Faction-oriented liaisons. It sure sounds complicated. But the way I see it, either your faction wants one or it doesn't, and you have the choice in adding to the fun or not. No one is being left out, but no one is being forced to join in. Assuming factions could choose a "liaison" without too much trouble, then we have the same system as previously mentioned, only with more people. Factions/faction leaders would discuss ideas with liaisons and liaisons could mention them to eachother. This comes from my initial thought of, "If we seem to have so many factions with cool internal RP, why not try to branch some of them together and then the whole population would be back and involved in one way or another?" This way, more than just Org vs. Org RP could occur easily, but 'official' RP references leading to faction rivalries or partnerships.
And now a couple of general points about "liaisons" to clarify anything:
1. Chosen by players (either by faction or by Org). This way, can also be changed by players if need-be.
2. NOT a new character. No identity to be leaked if none is covered, and players can continue whatever roles they have been enjoying for years while still working on RPs for the community as a whole
3. Since this would be entirely player controlled, "liaisons" have no RP purpose (other than to be planning/discussing said RP with other liaisons) unless people decided that being a liaison should also mean you RP-ly become a spokesperson for Org-to-Org/Faction-to-Faction communications, or something like that.
I swear I am probably missing a point or two that was in my head when I thought of this, but I am subconsciously attempting to condense this as I tend to go on for a really long time with ideas, and not usually in a very organized fashion. So of course, questions and comments are welcome, and either I will remember things or have my eyes opened to points I never considered. Finally, onto a slightly different idea.
Second idea/suggestion: The RP Underground
This is, again, an idea I've had kicking around for a while.
Where we do have some groups or teams who try to put on cool events for the game as a whole, this group would be a bit different.
It would be more-or-less a group of names. There is no sort of exclusitivity here (minus clear cause for not being allowed in, like constantly ruining other people's events, of course) and no need for secrecy. My vision is a list of people who sign up purely to say "I like to RP and would be happy to do participate in it." This is not signing up for any specific RP, nor saying you will take every chance that arises to fill a position.
While I would like to hold some events, like many of my friends, they simply never work out. Lack of support or what-have-you, what it all comes down to is planning an event can be very difficult, especially a successful one. So for the numbers of people I've heard saying they WANT to do an event but can't manage it, this would be for you.
When you need a hand developing an idea, you could come here. If you just need a couple more characters to be in your RP, you could come here. With a giant list of names of people willing, it shouldn't be hard to find people to help out. Just to be clear this isn't a party planners, where people are hired to do everything. This is merely an aid for those who need some help getting their idea going and who are willing to do the work to get it there. This would, of course, also work nicely alongside player-picked liaisons, and events they want to make happen.
So basically, the fine heads up-top of RP Underground would have this huge list, and offer varius people roles or chances to help someone develop their story 'now-and-again.' Players would ask these up-top people for assistance, and then the up-tops would go through the list. Or something along those lines, there clearly needs to be slightly more to it than that.
Oh, and if it did spawn a slightly more select group of people who wanted to be Team Underground or whatever to make some interesting events on their own (with members helping with roles, of course), I'd be all for that, too.
IN CONCLUSION (since I ramble):
1. Liaisons who have nothing to do with this game other than working purely for the RP purposes of players
2. A list of those who are willing to RP so that they can find their chances, as well as give aspiring RPers a place to seek help
As I said in the first part, I'm sure there's things I have thought over but left out, and both ideas could use some clarity/flushing out. But both ideas are entirely group-oriented and not a one-man job. So unless a group of people are willing to get in and help flush it out, they are both doomed anyways.
Questions and comments are encouraged as always, but please nothing to harsh 
PMs are also accepted if for whatever reason you would rather not have people see your post, or if you'd rather say something to me personally than to the subject in general (plus I am always looking for friends 
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That's it.
((Edit note: Just remembered. It would be awesome if either of these ideas worked on the other servers as well (although the RPU idea doesn't make sense not to) but for the time being I thought I would see how Recursion would react. ))
