The reality is that quantity has been far more important than quality for the last several years. Clans built entirely on mass recruiting have never been successful, but historically clans that used mass recruiting and had a sizable quality core have proven to be effective. Numbers are the greatest equalizer and every clan can benefit from the addition of a sizable edge recruit unit. A look into several clans that I believe exemplified this were CP during Chain69's era, Epidemic during their rise to contention, and numerous others that although may have no outright mass recruited relied heavily on numbers. A belief that has been echoed throughout the years which is "quality above all else" has proven to be ineffective. Clans that only had members of great quality coincidentally always lacked the numbers to be competitive with the upper echelons of the pure community. Before anyone misconstrues what I'm saying I'll reiterate that mass recruiting only works if you have the foundations of a great clan already laid out (solid rank structure, good member quality, decent pulls, etc). Mass recruiting shouldn't only be considered for it's obvious warring benefits, but to grow our scene.
The stigma associated with mass recruiting is nonsensical and not based in reality, do yourself a favor and mass up as many members as you can. Flame away