Just because you think every pure clan, or almost every pure clan has failed, doesn't mean it actually has. If we all failed, then none of us would be here right now talking about clans....sure some clans failed, and sure, over time, all clans as a whole failed to treat each other with respect, it led to massive amounts of trolls, and angry kids over time. Before, clanning used to be about going out, and pking for loot, all pure clans kinda bonded together, and feasted off of mains and rune loot....nowadays theres that many pure clans, and the way forum communities cause massive flame wars between clans, it has just ended up being a ton of heated rivalries in which case clans just go out to try and make other clans feel bad. Theres no right and wrong though, because it's just an online game.
It's not like before, clans would go out with an invent of swordies/lobbies, and come back with an invent of rune armour and rune scimitars and say good fight to the other clan they were fighting. Now the clan fights, probably doesn't even loot, and then just flames the other clan because of a simple in-game rivalry.
This topic doesn't really have a significant meaning, nor do alot of topics on these forums.....but thats besides the point. In my opinion, if your someone on these forums, or on rs, that just complains about 30 defence, or complains about the community itself....your only making it worst. It's a game, I have learned not to give a **** about what any other clan thinks, or what anybody at all thinks for that matter. The people who give respect, will be respected, and the people who don't, can go **** themselves. Thats how my clan works too, we don't care what anybody thinks about us, if you respect us, then you will be respected back, and if you talk smack, then your gonna get hit at every chance we can get.
We either demand respect, or demand that you grow some balls and fight us on the weekends or during the week. I'd respect a clan alot more if they could beat us on the battlefield fair and square, 1v1, instead of being keyboard warriors on PW forums and trying to make a big scene out of things.
Just remember, actions speak louder than words fella's. ;)