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Originally Posted by EricWilliams
I wonder how many of those "boo"s are actually just "ooo"s. For many people, is surprising to see a team turn down an offer to ally with a higher ranked team. I'm sure there have been "boo"s, though, and you're right: booing is almost never appropriate at a FIRST event.
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In my experience, the first time a team is declined it is generally a quiet, hushed "ooo" that goes through the crowd with a little murmur. But I have been at an event before where the #1 seed was declined by 3 or 4 seeded teams. The last team that declined definitely received a "boo" from a good portion of the crowd.
On the topic, I generally use/see "Gratefully accept" and "Respectfully decline" outside of the more creative options being discussed here.