@Smogard:
As I said, we don't want a chunk of our clan filled with people who we feel don't meet our standard. It's as simple as that. We do have some pride in our [Parrot] tag, and we wanna make sure that the people who get to wear it are people who we think are worth it.

If you want to complicate it, think of it as an integrity issue. What [Parrot] means gets lessened and diluted by every member we accept that isn't up to par. With (Parakeet), we're keeping [Parrot] as [Parrot], while still opening up and allowing for newer and lesser-known members to eventually have the opportunity to join us if they put in the effort.

@basic: Slippery slope.
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Also, I'm going to redirect focus back to brainstorming solutions for a compromise. This thread shouldn't turn into a basic discussion thread, a la the Off-Topic thread - We've already had that.