• Use your ingame channels to chat with people. If you aren't in any, ask for some either ingame or here with a mix of playstyles
• There is nothing wrong with taking a break to passively monitor the groups you are interested in before making a decision, and even then it doesn't have to be permenant. Do your homework. If it doesn't suit, move on.
• Try get extended trials (with blue status) to fly with a group and see if you like it
• Don't be too concerned about making a public app on a forum and sending in your API key to recruiters (and if you want to keep some alts hidden start hiding them, now). Only the shittiest alliances troll recruits (which you can tell from previous apps) and recruiters are really only interested in eliminating you as a spai or seeing whether you are a rager, not checking to see your underwear size.
• If you have enough alts to trial a few different things, go for it
• Look up the public fleets that are run like Spectre so you can join from anywhere for a bit of fun
• Even vets can join newbean corps/alliances - RVB, E-Uni, Brave newbies, karmafleet, dreddit, pandemic horde - although you might need to register on reddit and be active to apply to some. I would recommend registering on reddit and monitoring the topics there if you haven't already.
• Signal Cartel look really strong at the moment as a neutral group with a strong social memberbase and I'm sure there are others with a similar ethos
• I'd avoid the ingame recruitment channel, but posting using an alt in the recruitment forum may get you chatting to some people
• Tell people your situation. They might try pressure you to join them, or they might be able to direct you towards groups you will enjoy playing with.
• It is very hard to change gears from a CEO back to a grunt, but it is worth it in a lot of ways. Don't get dragged back into corp/alliance leadership too quickly if you need a break. It's worth avoiding very new corps and alliances for this reason as it's way too easy to start assuming a lead role, but bear in mind all of the baggage that goes with that.

Solecist Project wrote: See, the issue isn't the rubbing

ISD Ezwal wrote: Nope, no one will get banned for 'rubbing'

Benny Ohu wrote: fire up the argument calibrators set phasers to outraged overheat keyboards reinforce the thread

Solecist Project wrote: See, the issue isn't the rubbing

ISD Ezwal wrote: Nope, no one will get banned for 'rubbing'

Benny Ohu wrote: fire up the argument calibrators set phasers to outraged overheat keyboards reinforce the thread