I was still young so I wasn't interested in the machinations of the PAP. This was when the internet was being introduced into Spore. It was very expensive to get dial up services. There was no unlimited connection. You were charged by the minute. The user contract was pages & pages of legalese.
I remember that someone told me that SDU stood for Stupid Desperate & Ugly. I'm getting old so I can't remember about the other group, but it was also derogatory. Even back then there were people who disliked LKY.
When I think back to the LKY days, there were plenty of stupid rules & regulations. Most of my friends & relatives had already decided to leave Spore It's actually amazing that Spore managed to survive & prosper through the LKY era.