The thing is, many people overlook this idea/concept...
Let's say there's a total of 100 players of ED (easier to illustrate with just 100 people).
Of these 100, let's say 60 of them play purely in Solo or Pvt Grps.
So the other 40 people only can see each other ... and then come to forums screaming Solo/pvt Grps shd be removed!!!!!!! (so that the other 60 can be their targets).
But they forget... as soon as solo/pvt grps are removed, those 60 people will stop playing ED (simple.. if I dun like a game I don't play it, eg COD, Eve Online etc).
So the original 40 that PvP still only have themselves to fight among/together. They wouldn't get "an additional" 60. They'd just turn those solo/pvt group 60 off and AWAY from the game.
Right now with this setup, it benefits FD more than the PvPers (more money for FD). And frankly I think it's the correct decision for FD to include solo/pvt groups so as to have as many players as possible than to pander to the PvP crowd.
seems a fair observation, and looking at this poll its like 14% to 86% or a rather small portion of people in this game seem to think it needs to be changed. simply put, the game has been made and released this way. some folks, OP included are very vocal about this point and it seems to bring up thread after thread on this topic that tend to spiral out of control due to sniping from both sides. as it has been suggested before, no one stops the pvp crowd to form their own group and advertise it on the forum, like Mobius PvE group. it would seem a more constructive approach to this then attempting to change the game rather fundamental and risk alienating a larger large part of the customer base ( i believe the PVE group mentioned is above 2000 members if i'm not mistaken, that alone should be an indication)
i do hope, deeply, that the OP will take heed of this poll he started and view it as an answer and continue to enjoy the game as it is and for what it is instead of bringing up this particularly dead horse over and over in hope if he shouts enough about it to change, all this serves, IMO is to deepen the divide and harden the positions, after all, those are discussions forums and i don't think it should be a trench warfare simulator 2015.
Edit: i am not disrespecting the OP in any way. he is in his own way very dedicated to his particular point of view and defensive about it, offensive in some of the posts but if nothing else, rather consistent. being concerned about the game is not a bad thing, but this poll should show rather clearly where a large portion of people stand.
as the old proverb goes: if you can't beat them, join them. as i said, enjoy the game for what it is, if you need more player interactions, as suggested, create your own group or join one.