>I actually know a guy who was (maybe is, depends on if he's still
>involved in the game at all) who was part of Goons. I've heard a good
>deal about that whole situation, and I count it as being among the
>primary reasons for avoiding that game like the plague.

Truth be told, I run an internet spaceship guild that is a close ally of theirs, and the leader of Goonswarm is an old friend/drinking buddy at this point.

Members of Goonswarm can be howling barbarians at times, but their leadership are, by and large, intelligent, capable and reasonable folks. You have to be, to manage a 12,000-member organization.