This is a tricky topic. It's a big issue but at the same time it's very situational. Honestly I can't see a Jagex run system that can effectively give everybody what they want or fits everyone's clan.
What if we had some way of allowing the clan members to decide when it's time for a new leader. Something like a vote of some sort that would calculate a certain majority from the visitor requirement for upgrades in that clan's citadel tier.
For example; A clan's leader goes inactive at Tier 6, however the deputies manage to stabilize the clan and keep it running in his/her absence. After some time the clan decides the leader isn't coming back and it's time for a new one. So one week while capping they all go to a podium or talk to the quartermaster or something and vote "yay or nay" to replace the leader with the oldest deputy.
From here the citadel calculate how many people said yes and no, (just a round number here) and if 75% said yes, then the next tick the leader would be replaced. The 75% majority would be calculated from visitor requirement for the citadel's current tier rather than how many people are in the clan.
So a tier 6 citadel requires (I think) 30 people to visit for upgrades then it would take 23 people to vote yes for the leader to be replaced.
It might be a bit of a problem for larger clans but the idea can be tweaked I guess.
04-Dec-2013 19:35:46