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templar73

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Here's one for you. I'm in four clans now, and was applying for membership in a 5th (thereby confirming my growing addiction). But, the system denied my request, stating I could only be in 4 at a time. Yet, I've seen other players on this site who belong to more. I remember seeing one the other day who was involved in 8, if memory serves. I couldn't find anything about this limitation in the FAQ or other areas. Anybody have a clue?

P.S. I am a subscriber, so that shouldn't interfere with anything, to the best of my knowledge. Thanks.

A Unique Nickname

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8 clans isn't possible, that was probably clubs, you can join as many clubs as you like. technically you are allowed to only enter 4 clans but if you enter 4 clans you are still entitled to create a new clan therefore giving you a total of 5 clans to participate in.

so to recap

# of clubs - infinite
# of clans - 5 if creation of 1 after being in 4. otherwise max 4 clans.

templar73

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Actually, I checked, and that guy is in 6 clans, and 9 clubs. Of course, he's head of one of those clans, but still . . . maybe it was a case of a new rule, and whoever belonged to more than 4 clans was grandfathered in, rather than being forced out of two clans. It's not that big a deal to me; I'm just curious as to how the system says one thing, and a player is allowed to do another. If I'm limited to my four clans, I'll stick to them and go on with my day. 🙂

Kewpie
Felis Australis

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There are forum-only clans who never play clan games, these may not trigger the clan ceiling count. Check the status of the clans he's in.

Mctayto
Highlander

Planet Earth

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In the past you were a allowed to be a member of more clans. If you check the dates that the member with 6 clans joined each clan then you will see that he/she has been in them for years i.e. before the rule changes.
If that person left a clan they could not rejoin another as the newer rules would then apply.

templar73

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That's what I figured. I should probably look at this as a blessing, in that the admins are keeping my marriage and family intact by limiting my addiction for me. 🙂 Thanks all for the messages.

jb70
State of Confusion

Lancashire

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Originally posted by trev33
8 clans isn't possible, that was probably clubs, you can join as many clubs as you like. technically you are allowed to only enter 4 clans but if you enter 4 clans you are still entitled to create a new clan therefore giving you a total of 5 clans to participate in.

so to recap

# of clubs - infinite
# of clans - 5 if creation of 1 after being in 4. otherwise max 4 clans.
I think I have seen someone in 4 clans start his own clan give the leadership of that clan to someone else but stay in it and start a new clan.That can be in theory an unlimited number of clans a player can be in if anyone can be bothered.

DS
I'm A Mighty Pirateâ„¢

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User 462807 - 6 Clans

Mctayto
Highlander

Planet Earth

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
User 462807 - 6 Clans
I see the problem re User 462807
The longest service has been 16th Nov 2008 which is long after the reduction to max. 4 clans.
Further to this he created his own clan earlier this year whilst obviously already in 5 clans.
Definately a glitch somewhere

Kewpie
Felis Australis

Australia

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He's created two of the 6 clans he's in, fairly recently, so must have passed on a clan-leadership in between and regained his ability to create one.

C J Horse
A stable personality

Near my hay.

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With 605 games in progress, I'm surprised he's got time to be creating clans. Or doing anything else.

Mctayto
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Originally posted by Kewpie
He's created two of the 6 clans he's in, fairly recently, so must have passed on a clan-leadership in between and regained his ability to create one.
You would make a good detective. That is actually a solution to the 4 clan limit. if every time you created a clan you then passed it on before creating another then in theory you could be in a limitless number of clans.
it seems that there is always a way around rules & safeguards.

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