IBWOODS:While I do not normally respond to someone who has an obvious ax to grind
Not really an ax to grind, just the manner of recruitment is wrong IMO.
IB - I really like what you say about the comradeship within the club, and in my eyes, this is what separates an ordinary club from the great ones. "Top Five" . earnings, numbers, XP etc mean nothing and in my eyes should be avoided in trying to quantify the value of a club..
Had your owner responded, he could have explained this, thus removing assumptions - that was the intent of the thread.
His manner of approach is scorned by many, thus I offered a better way to achieve the right type of player for the values of your club. By wall posting random players does not......as you have not detailed what the values and expectations are. By attracting the right mix of players is crucial and greatly reduces turnover.
As for the miscommunication with Tommy and Pete, that is understandable, and it is also easy to misinterpret posts and the intent thereof.
I did get annoyed when Pete did not respond, partly as it was a lost opportunity and partly as he did not address this "undesirable" approach to recruitment.
As I said, owners and directors do put a lot of effort, time and often money into having a successful club (in terms of member satisfaction), hence why approaching players already in a club, is scorned upon by 95% of owners and players alike. So when this does occur, owners (Pete in this case) should expect some derision from those concerned.
But both Tommy and IBWoods have given a few reason why MMCC should be considered, and hopefully future players will take this into account, rather than taking pot luck on wall posting random players - you will benefit by getting the right player with the same core values.
Simply having a full roster does not make sense unless all players have the same values.
The club I belong to likes to keep to around 50 members, we know each other and we are not simply numbers or user names. We will never be top XP or clash contenders, we do not buy passes as we have never been fooled by a flawed points and reward system - we are mates who would offer a fellow member the shirt of our backs.
A good WGT CC should be about those bonds and friendships, if you can sell that to new members, you are on a winner.
Like the best form of advertising, word of mouth is your best bet.