"i applied twice for heroimm. went a week, didn't get a single response, gave up..."
I've seen this comment from a few and thought I would just chime in real quickly. The HeroImm process isnt quick nor will you get any sort of response quick. When you apply, your name kind of first gets vetted by your cabal/religion Imm since in theory they should know you best. You are looked into and checked to see if you have had any shady/troubled past (normally within the year, they will consider reformed hooligans :P ) Once that is moved along, then your name is tossed out there for the Mid/High ranking Imms to discuss. A lot of times if you dont have an Imm pushing your name it will get lost or delayed a long time and the person will have deleted. Other negative parts is 1: Apathy, some just dont care and its hard to get a yes/no from them 2: With the limited Imps and high ranking Imms (so it appears)its hard to get them all around to get the approval. Kind of like wrangling cats.
I know a lot of heroImms were made within the last day of age death or was given con to prevent con death. Hell, I think Vahlen age deathed and I was in the last hour as a ghost when I was made.