Okay i'm a bit tired of being quiet.

It seems to be that no matter what, this new system for clans is just all around not good. From nearly every one who has posted on this thread, and even people who haven't, they all consider this a bad idea. Maybe it was brought in with the idea that it could help the game and forums etc. But rather than benefiting the clans and community, it seems like it will just deteriorate it. Which is not healthy for a small community such as this one. Now I'm no expert but I would think that people as admins would want to better the game that they are a part of, rather than just piss it off in a major way.

There are probably much better solutions to solve this clan problem than this.

Removing official status from clans, especially much older clans... Really?
It took a lot of effort to become official back then. In general becoming an official clan is not just some small feat. It's a hard earned achievement, and you dare come with the idea of taking that away from the people who worked to get it? I can imagine the amount of players this will drive away rather than bring forward with this. Replay-making clans as well are just as important.

Now you're allowed not to care, but when the backlash from this is well above the actual consent of it - then imo I think you should stop and reconsider this.