The Great Cleansing

"The Great Cleaning", also known as "The Cleansing", is a political event that began on July 2, 2020. The Cleansing lead to the expulsion of many long-time inactive members and left room for new additions to the clan.

## Background

By the time of the first council re-election cycle came around the clan had maxed out at 50 people. Many of these accounts had been innactive for an extended period of time. Members had been kicked previously for inactivity and Co-Leader Council member Nate had previously suggested that the clan "trim some fat off", but the kicking stagnated after some time. The two elections that took place on June 23rd and June 30th saw a voter turnout of 13 and 15 voters. Chris and jq22jq were elected to the Council of Co-Leaders to join the re-elected Captain Magma and mikeRob22.

## Proposal and Compromise

On the first day Chris took office he called upon the Council of Co-Leaders to pass his first act that he had dubbed "The Great Cleansing". According to Chris The Cleansing would involve "the removal of static accounts and the acquisition of loyal and active members." Chris planned to remove twenty inactive accounts. jq22jq voted yes almost immediatly. Captain Magma brought up the constitutional dilemma of number of members equaling seats on the councils. A compromise was reached where ten members would be kicked immediately and ten more in the next week. mikeRob22's vote on the issue was not used.

## Phase I

Phase I began the day of July 2nd. Chris and jq22jq worked together to decide who was kicked.

"Dear Clan Members. The Great Cleansing is upon us. Over the next few weeks all static and inactive members will be removed. If you have been inactive for the past few weeks this is your last warning to be spared from The Cleansing."

- jq22jq's clan mail just moments before The Cleansing began.

### The Kicked

* **tanya** - A member for 145 days. Was never in a war and never voted.
* **Skyverhulst00** - A member for 124 days. Was never in a war and never voted. Most likely never spoke in the chat once.
* **Phazix** - A member for 131 days. Attacked once in war and got a 4%. Never voted.
* **Ryan** - A member for 158 days. Was never in a war and never voted. (not to be confused with ryan)
* **isaiah** - Joined the clan just five days after its creation, a member for 180 days. Was in three wars and never attacked. Never voted.
* **brookay** - A member for 102 days. Was in three wars and earned 6 stars. Never voted.
* **jq22** - A member for just 19 days. jq22jq's second account that was unused.
* **onjah** - A member for 134 days. Was in three wars and never attacked. Voted for Baby Carl in the Council of Elders Special Election of Febuary 24, 2020.
* **stuff & things** - A member for 118 days. Was never in a war and never voted.
* **The GOAT** - A member for 117 days. Was never in a war and never voted.

After Phase I was finished it became known that Phazix was Shel-Belle's brother. Shel had become unaware of how inactive Phazix had been.

## Phase II

Phase II began the day of July 6th. By this time the clan had returned to 50 members. Chris, Jake The Snake, and Captain Magma worked together to decide who was kicked.

“Attention all members. Phase two of the Cleansing is beginning. All terms have been established. Thus It begins.”

- Jake The Snake's clan mail just moments before Phase II began.

### The Kicked

* **Mr. Spicypork** - A member for 181 days. Was in five wars and earned 1 star. Never voted. Believed to have been Baby Carl's second account.
* **BaXa** - A member for 162 days. Was in two wars and earned 1 star. Never voted.
* **1600vert** - A member for 179 days. Was in one war and never attacked. Never voted.
* **atomdrag47** - A member for 157 days. Was in two wars and gained 4 stars. Never voted.
* **sambo** - A member for 120 days. Was never in a war and never voted. Gained 2 votes in the Council of Elders Special Election of March 27, 2020.
* **Mr. Yellow** - A member for 170 days. Out of everyone kicked in The Cleansing, Mr. Yellow was the most active in his time with the clan. He was in twelve wars and earned a total of 15 stars. He voted in three elections. He was elected an elder in the Council of Elders Special Election of February 9, 2020. Mr. Yellow took 77.8% of the vote. He served on the council until he failed to gain support for re-election in June of 2020.
* **LoneRanger** - A member for 105 days. Was in three wars and never attacked. Voted for mikerob22 in Council of Co-Leaders Special Election of March 25, 2020.
* **Blake** - A member for just 4 days before he was kicked for inactivity.
* **parker** - A member for 26 days. Was never in a war. Never voted.

Crazy Valley was almost kicked, but had happened to have donated five troops during the season and their collectors were not filled.

## Impact

"The Great Cleansing" worked as laid out by Chris. Twenty members were kicked for inactivity in the span of two weeks. The weeks of The Cleansing had been some of the most active weeks on the clan in months. Many new members joined during and following the process. The Cleansing would lead to debate about having inactive members on the Council of Elders and what should be done with them.