I wanted to address the outrage as a whole, to have a clear statement about it.
In the end, I understand a chunk of the hate this change is getting. The old checks, while still existent and more brutal in consequences (getting your toriclan deleted), were much easier to pass.
We wanted to change that because those checks really should be there to ensure that the official clans we have, the ones that set a standard for others to come, are actually up to a standard.
We debated on the criteria and came up with what we see as still passable, yet more strict than what we had before.
Nevertheless, the older, more lenient checks were the norm for the community. We realized this change was going to be met with backlash from you, the community.
Our idea to lessen the impact was to introduce the 2 month grace period, as to not give a left hook to all the clans we currently have and remove them from sight, and the 3 strike system as opposed to the previous 2 strike one.
Not only that, but we changed the consequences to where your toriclan would not be deleted, but rather just brung back to unofficial. We weren't looking to kill clans for fun, we'd much rather see these clans passing our checks than having to remove them afterall.
(Personally would like to apologize for the clan butcher set, it was constructed as a joke among the staff, but came off as tasteless to the community, which definitely didn't help the reaction that came afterwards. I removed it after I got a talking to about it from the community, so once again, I apologize)
Even with that though, the backlash here has been huge. And as I said at the start, I understand it. Getting rid of old official clan's status that were loved is going to be a harsh pill to swallow for people.
I can see why there is an outrage. Due to the previous, way more lenient checks, this change, with it's initial number of only 11 clans passing seems destructive. I can understand, the clan staff understands. But, in the end, we see it as a necessary evil.
Official clans should be held up to a certain standard, and if that holding up comes with making clans who don't particularly practice their official status, unofficial, then we see that as a step that needs to be taken.
I can only hope that you take away from this post that we acknowledge your feelings, but also understand why this change was something we decided to push out.