I see no problems with our clan ranking system- almost every clan has these 3 phases a new member needs to go through. Its like a standard and whats happening in this discussion is just prating.
Actually in my opinion- comparing stats is just like measuring with your penises.
Personally on my old account- Veteran i had a nice spree- 57 kills. Now i became a little more skilled and now my spree record is 98 kills. Same thing with stats- yes, i did have twice more kills on my old account, but also more deaths. The ratio is the one you need to look at. Well like 4 days ago i checked i think Tropical's stats- he had like 11 000 kills and.. 11 000 deaths. I wasn't surprised at all- actually i just loled a bit, that he has such a big experience but skills..
So theres no need to become a clan that allows anyone to be it's leader just because some guys are worried about not having their stats. Who would you respect more? A stats padding freak that makes the most lamest kills you can ever imagine or a guy who is skilled and you could learn things from him?
So that's my opinion about stats, the ranking system is great, I think there's nothing to discuss about it and, Desfire... You should really watch you language, kid.