I really don't see what the fuss is about...
There is nothing wrong with a family tribe. I love family tribes.
Think about it for a moment or two...
1. If you do find a family tribe chances are most of the players are not very good so all they doing is growing your future villages for you while you take on the better players in your area.
2. Family tribes are great for your ODA.. Everyone knows that.
3. When you finally do declare war, how cool does it look when you list your stats like this
Tribe A
Against
Tribe B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z
OMG!!! Its like the movie 300 except there more people in family tribe than in the army that attacked the Spartans..
Can I hear a "WOOP WOOP"