i have said a lot of pointy things about mining as it came to be done in ajaya.
today i opened a random portal there and went on in, just because it was there. to my surprise and delight, it was a lot like the old days just after the cooperative mining bonuses came into being, and before people got all uptight.
in short, it was old-style chaotic mine-how-you-like-and welcome-to-the-party.
yay.