If a faction is not replying as fast as you would like, it might be an indicator that the faction is also not as active as you'd like, or that they are too flooded with applicants to reply in a timely manner. In either case, you are always free to choose a different faction, though anything under a day or even two is a reasonable wait time.
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I dare you to make less sense.

Are you a newbie, or do you have access to newbies?