I agree,
i think the thing is that the most 'well-known' clans (FA outtaken - so if a clan got many servers then by ycn or smth) haven't got a root server where e.g. they'll set up an etpro server, a frag server and a ts or smth, then you can easily get a good atmosphere in your clan,
but :
the clans which have got a root server (e.g. qgc) haven't that popularity and much (active) members..

It's sad that many clans with a root server gonna die if there isn't a really good fusion or smth like that..
I think the best way to gonna have a nice and good clan with active members in a nice atmosphery is just to have a ts3 server and a little frag server, where the active players want to join out of theirself.
Many players just play et for rate in this time ( in the intention to get in top10 ) and players just apply -> get accepted and 1week later they leave again , but it was the other way around.. people joined freely and not to be in the best clan, they joined a clan where they felt good in and they had/have a nice atmosphery in there..

I think you should give clans like this a good chance..
fa got so many members already, i don't want to criticise them but i just want to emphasize the little clans a bit

And If the players have fun in-game again with being happy to be in a great clan, then they'll tell other friends&mates of them about the game and want them to join even the same clan..

this probably makes et a bit more popular again

Grtz
JoNny