I was only pondering the point in displaying an active linkshell if you're able to freely communicate with multiple shells.

The whole LS system I believe is a superior extension to guilds, in that we can join multiple shells for different purposes rather than being stuck in a single guild.

The way people want it, is so they can freely chat to people no matter what shield is next to their name. This is the pride I was talking about. In a sense, it merely becomes something to show when you're raiding with a group etc.

I'm not saying people should only join a single LS, I'm just wondering why the LS system exists if in the end it becomes nothing more than a glorified chat channel.