These dropped factions may have been left in totally for tax purposes.
Each faction that has orders processed is charged. If these bills are
not paid they should give the moderator a tax break. Though it is
likely he has more than he knows what to do with and they are probably
more a function of not allocating time resources to remove them.
As for dropping my npc device to see if I can find it again. Anyone
want to give me an NP first :-) Then you can try.
Basil