Is X Marks the Scot a Clan?

[pdcorlis]

Well said Jamie - I'm sure you post honorably distills the thoughts and feelings of many members here including me. Obviously the XMarks is different from any clan that can trace its blood and deeds back into the misty glens of time - but perhaps we are a clan for the 21st century - an electronic clan identified not by geography but by out commitment to each other. An interesting thought indeed!

Now all we need is a clan plant badge and a clan motto...

[davedove]

While we may not be a clan in the traditional sense, we have at least the makings of one.

I would suspect that even the early clans were not all originally related. In theory, they would have started as groups of families who banded together for protection. Only as the years passed did they all become related through marriages (in days of old you had to marry who was available).

Even after a clan became associated with a particular family, there were still those individuals who were later absorbed into the clan after swearing loyalty. By agreeing to the forum rules, we are "swearing" our loyalty; and if someone breaks the rules, he could potentially be banned from the clan.