Originally Posted by
magnor
Wow! Are you saying that when one of your higher, stronger, valued Elders says, "Sorry everyone. I'm going camping this weekend so won't be able to War". Your clan's response is, "Well nice knowing you bud! Have fun in a world where Clan Wars isn't the be all and end all."
The idea was clearly put there to cater for players who for whatever reason can't always war and would like another option rather than leaving the clan completely or temporarily thus deleting donation stats and the such.