I believe the dilemma that the panel faced was that of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus.
Here is a short video explaining the paradox:
https://youtu.be/-TFCMK4i2lo?t=8sIf even one player leaves 101st then has the clan changed? Is it still the same clan? If the player was important enough then I would say it has. However, maybe you disagree. Maybe you think that a clan's identity is more than just one player. Well then, what if half of its members leave? What if all of its members leave?
At some point we would all agree that the clan is different in some way from the original clan that contained the original members. That is, they do not have the same properties. If Platnium caused the clan to be divisive, unstable, and uncomfortable (I have no idea. I was never in 101st.) then with him gone 101st is a
different clan because it has different properties than a 101st with said player.
Back to the central question. How much can a clan change before it becomes "a different clan"? This line is arbitrary and nobody can say they know for sure where the line has to be drawn. Some would say that the loss of even one player if that player (say a leader) is influential enough, it would radically change the identity of the clan while others may say that so long as one member remains then the clan is still in its original form.
So as logical human beings, our only hope for practical application is an appeal to authority. Because the line is subjective and often biased we need to place faith in a biased and subjective authority. Some times this authority may contradict itself, change its stance, or blur the line but the important thing is that it is making decisions where as if we stand here and argue about it, we will never reach a solution. Philosophers have argued about identity for centuries. We do not have centuries to argue about this so we must put our faith in imperfect and subjective human beings so that the league can actually function.
Edited 10/17/2016 18:25:56