I've taken the advice supplied above, and am in the process of figuring out how to relaunch my FC, but I have a few more questions from the FC Gurus.

The next issue is the illusion of activity within a FC, which I am looking for feedback on.

My FC is currently 1/8, with everyone else being 45+ days out from their last login. Would it be advisable to remove some of those members, like the ones pushing over 110+ days of inactive? I'm afraid people will look at my FC and see such a small amount of players online compared to the full size, and write it off instantly as a dead group. A different FC leader advised that he uses a 45 day cutoff for his group, since people will just rejoin at patches to catch up, or bail if they come back to a less active FC, which I've noticed as well in my time running several FCs.

Also, would it be fair to have a requirement for members to join the forum I have created for the group, or is that overkill for a social / casual FC? I've personally found members that indulge in such things tend to be more dedicated to the group and game we're playing, but I felt it would be worth asking others for feedback.