pizdu, I understand your concerns, but at the same time, I can't help but dismiss them because of what this clan is based on; we are a clan that wants to be close-knit, like a family (which has been said an umpteenth amount of times) and having 23059230520 members doesn't really help this cause. This is not to say that we don't eventually want a lot of members, but we want the growth of the clan to be slower than most. We still haven't really gotten to know the new recruits that we have all too well, so to throw more on top of you guys is a bit much.
That being said, the 2nd dan rule goes by what taco said. They may not know what the forums are all about -- you've probably seen all the recruits with 1-40 post count. Very rarely are these recruits worth accepting (I haven't found one worth it yet, but there's always a first). Most members under 2nd dan still don't know what the fuck they're doing, and won't be able to focus on the clan because they're clueless as to what this clan's about; friendship.
On a final note, activity for the win.