I read your post carefully, and while I know it got a range of reactions, I want to give you a sincere and level-headed response because you raised some important points. First off, I respect that you’re trying to lead a clan with purpose — not just to have numbers on a roster, but to build something social, helpful, and consistent. I know you already have a relatively active clan, which makes your post stand out even more. It seems like your frustration isn’t just about activity levels, but also about the quality of that engagement — the lack of mutual effort and people not showing up for each other the way you'd expect in a genuine community. You mentioned the mismatch that occurs when recruiters fail to understand what players are looking for, or when players overlook what the clan stands for. That hit home. I think many of us see this happening — people simply dropping their clan tag under any post that says “LFG,” regardless of compatibility, or players joining clans without learning about the vibe or expectations. It’s transactional and honestly demoralizing when you’re trying to build something real. To that point, I’d even add that what we’re seeing might be less about bad recruiting and more about a kind of clan hopping without engagement. People jump around not because they’re flaky, necessarily, but because the community culture in Destiny has shifted. The player base is shrinking, and with burnout creeping in — both from the game and social fatigue — people aren’t investing as they used to. And yeah, it shows. Folks join, don’t speak, maybe run one raid, and then vanish. That cycle takes a toll on leaders trying to foster something meaningful. I’ve avoided chasing numbers. My clan fills a specific need — we play during certain hours, we have defined expectations, and we’re not trying to be everything to everyone. So I don’t send out invitations unless someone really seems like they’d be a good fit. But I get why some people do — they’re feeling the population dip and grasping at any chance to keep the energy up. Also, and this is on me — I want to apologize for not replying in our Discord when you asked about the raid. I didn’t see the message until after the run was already over, and I genuinely felt bad about that. It wasn’t intentional; it was just poor timing on my part. All in all, I think your post was less about running a "test" and more about asking: who’s really paying attention? And that’s fair. You’re not just venting — you’re confronting the slow erosion of what used to make clans feel like homes instead of holding tanks.