The Coalition Against Duplicate Clubs

The outbreak of Duplicate Clubs is seemingly uncontrollable, but MAL remains largely ignorant of these clubs. Looking below should offer some insight into the problem that we are faced with. <strong>What is a “duplicate club”?</strong> “Duplicate club” is a term coined by Flame_Haze to describe any club that serves a similar or identical purpose as a pre-existing club. <strong>Why is this an issue?</strong> This is an issue for a multitude of reasons, including but not limited to: <ul><li>Draining members from the original club <li>Cluttering the club database <li>Wasting the capacity of our server</ul></ol> <strong>When is a club considered a duplicate?</strong> As stated above, a club is a duplicate when it serves a similar or identical purpose to a pre-existing club. However, there are extenuating circumstances that justify the creation of a duplicate club such as: <ul><li>Inactive administration or complete lack thereof <li>Completely inactive club with an administrator unwilling to allow new leadership to help</ul></ol> <strong>What can you do to help?</strong> Members are the backbone of MAL, and as with any democratic system, the people can bring about change. Invite new members and spread the word of the waste that Duplicate Clubs create. Check the clubs you are in and inform creators if their clubs are duplicates. Any propositions to solve the problem of duplicate clubs without making an excess of work for moderators are welcome. Please feel free to contribute to our List of Duplicate Clubs, an idea devised by club officer ZinnKid. With your support, we may just get enough members to make a difference for the better. <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>_________________________________________________________________</strong><!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Club Banners</u></strong> <strong>Userbars</strong> <img src="http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/7712/coalitionuserbarcopyml0.jpg" border="0"> <img src="http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8243/coalitionuserbarcopy2qn7.jpg" border="0"><!--center--></div>