Community members are MORE than welcome to voice opinions. There is actually a forum section JUST for that very thing. It's called the Suggestion Box, but I have yet to see Last use that. It's not voicing your opinions that are the problem, it's HOW you voice your opinion. And I speak from experience. I actually voiced my opinion and disagreed with and "called out" UF (as Last likes to say). I even stepped down as a Ranger Officer, however, I did it in a
respectful, constructive manner.
Guess what? I was asked to continue to be a Ranger Officer and help work out the kinks. Do you know why? Not because I'm special or a part of the "good 'ol boy club" or a member of a long-standing UF clan. (I'm not even in a clan currently and haven't even gamed with the majority of people on this forum.) And there were staffers/community members/Rangers that even disagreed with my opinion. But, again, it was because I wasn't a straight-up a-hole about it. So, moral of the story, it's not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it.
Now concerning the idea of one person keeping an entire clan from participating ... it seems to me his clan needs to reign him in. Just as ONE person cheating during a match can get you the boot, so can ONE person who can't play nice in the forums. The fact is, you represent your clan both in the game and in the forums. Furthermore, UF "approved" clans also represent UF. How does that reflect on UF when you go to another forum, calling yourself a UF clan and stirring up unnecessary drama? That's a headache that UF just doesn't need.
You know, it really doesn't have to be as difficult as everyone is making it out to be. You fight fair on the battlefield and play nice in the forums and you are good. If you have concerns or complaints or suggestions, post them in the appropriate area and leave the drama at home. If you can do those things, you will have no trouble, whatsoever.