The thing is say you set a stronghold up in a system on a planet. What is to prevent others from coming in there and rapidly mining/harvesting the resources on the rest of the worlds and causing it to go nova. It is actually a tactic that could be used to strike blows against people in war times. Let's face it it would be very inconvenient to have to pack up everything that far out and move before it goes nova. Someone could even do this on purpose in peace times and use the excuse they were just mining and weren't trying to get people to take down large outpost even though that may be their very purpose. With no way to prove it though there would only be so much you can do.
When Nova comes into effect, AND if you make a claim to a STRONGHOLD (and at this stage i think all corps are entitled or should be entitled, to claim only 1 stronghold in known space) then we as a GC member, will vote and acknowledge a system as being that corp's stronghold. A stronghold is not a tactical orbital position to control an area of space in my terms, it is only a power base for your corporation to feel almost as safe as parking at Sol|Earth. It must be proven beyond normal doubt that this is in fact a stronghold that you intend, for tactical, strategic, or other purposes of scientific, commercial or exploratory, to construct a PERMANENT and PERSISTENT presence in that system. Then, any attempts to destablise that region, be it military or "sapping" to produce a NOVA or other event, can be legally met with reasonable force to prevent that from happening. Those signing to acknowledge a corps claim may be asked to assist in its defence. Those acknowledging the claim AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO DESTABILISE THE ZONE will be immediately branded an outlaw without vote and if they are also a Galactic Council member, will be dismissed immediately from its ranks.
For areas unexplored and outside the known quadrants (that is -4,-4 to 4,4) discovered through wormhole or other means, i would be proposing the discoverer be allowed to claim one system in this area for whatever purposes, to mine, explore or build a launch platform outpost, and by petitioning that claim, make it immediately known to all as to its location and open up the rest of the sector to explorers or colonist/miners. Pirates need not apply
Also, no individual claims will be acknowledged for stronghold applications. It must be done from a corporation position. MIneral rights will be acknowledged for those who discover new territories, with maybe a lease expiry placed upon it.
These are my views and as such, likely to be the views of IMG as a whole. My members are always encouraged to question my reasonings of course and are expected to do so from time to time. I cant, however, acknowledge the claiming of systems, or even orbits, to set up your own law enforcement agency for whatever purposes or reasonings, however altruistic at the time. It will nullify what we have built here with the GC, which is a body of corporations self-governing themselves with right/wrong moralities and a method of checks and balances.
The claim over some orbitals at Sol should not be considered a stronghold position in my opinion, but merely marking a territory as a delegate, or embassy, within our homeworld system and as such becomes our sovereign land. A this stage, i envision that only GC members may make such a claim within sol system and be acknowledged.