09 Jan '11 11:03>
There has been a little chatter lately on One Man Clans and that they should not be allowed to exist. I have an alternative idea (amongst others) and was wondering what people thought about these four suggestions?
Idea 1Do not allow new subscribers to create a clan for a year. The majority of clans that are one man are created by new members who have only just joined the site or subscribed. Whilst looking through the list that Gixxer created (great spreadsheet i recommend it to all leaders) - i noticed a lot of 1 man clans that had been created by new members who played a handful of challenges and then left the site. We have enough clans out there so i think that new subscribers can't create a clan in their first year of membership.
Idea 2 No creation of new clans - picking up inactive clans. Also on my trawl through Gixxer's spreadsheet i found some clans that NEVER had a challenge and also have a very small history. Given that the clans are now based on net points per annum this means the history of these clans is not quite as important as it was in the older system. I suggest users not being allowed to create new clans but instead to be taken to these inactive clans and adopt one of those.
Idea 3 With new subscribers would it be possible if they could tick a box somewhere to go on a clan waiting list? Considering that most do not post in the forums this might be useful. I have recently recruited 19 members for my clan and most of them had no idea about clans etc.
Idea 4 Posting something somewhere for all to see about the ins and outs of Clans - how they work etc, this might encourage more people into clans and help increase the membership of existing clans.
Thoughts?
Silverstriker
Idea 1Do not allow new subscribers to create a clan for a year. The majority of clans that are one man are created by new members who have only just joined the site or subscribed. Whilst looking through the list that Gixxer created (great spreadsheet i recommend it to all leaders) - i noticed a lot of 1 man clans that had been created by new members who played a handful of challenges and then left the site. We have enough clans out there so i think that new subscribers can't create a clan in their first year of membership.
Idea 2 No creation of new clans - picking up inactive clans. Also on my trawl through Gixxer's spreadsheet i found some clans that NEVER had a challenge and also have a very small history. Given that the clans are now based on net points per annum this means the history of these clans is not quite as important as it was in the older system. I suggest users not being allowed to create new clans but instead to be taken to these inactive clans and adopt one of those.
Idea 3 With new subscribers would it be possible if they could tick a box somewhere to go on a clan waiting list? Considering that most do not post in the forums this might be useful. I have recently recruited 19 members for my clan and most of them had no idea about clans etc.
Idea 4 Posting something somewhere for all to see about the ins and outs of Clans - how they work etc, this might encourage more people into clans and help increase the membership of existing clans.
Thoughts?
Silverstriker