Thanks for explaining, M! Alas, again: A CC should not be about XP contributions!
While XPs have been made important for new CCs till L4 by the company, I am strongly against making it a priority thing by awards or promotions. To me, it's but another means to have credits wasted for something totally un-useful (same for the Clash hype).
IMHO, any CC will grow in members and level if it only provides fun for the players, not by pointing to "necessities".
But, each to his own. Have fun!
@Don: I knew that ;)