It'd be tough to argue that these players wouldn't be towards the top regardless of whether they were in WM. And if they aren't very active within the clan then it doesn't make it any more attractive to join them.
This is the same stupidity which most people have towards clans, which is all based on how good the players are. If being a member of {warlighters} helps you improve and gets you in more enjoyable games, it doesn't matter how bad their players are.
Despite the wording x, your point is valid. Clans are generally joined to have more fun on the game, so depending on what people consider 'fun', any clan could be the best for them.
When their losses expire, you can bet your life (though you might lose it, I'm not 100% sure) that they will return, maybe even doing better then their previous reign of terror.
@ Arun - what are you talking about? Szeweningen and Dead Piggy are still #1 and #2, while tagg and Artham did not lose ranking - they just quit ladder because of their own reasons - they might be simply going on vacation...
Perhaps. Personally, I doubt they will get another 1 2 3 4 like before for a while-more good players will come back after the holidays and Sze and Piggy will inevitably lose a few too many and quit to let them expire.