[AndyB]

If its okay for a team to reject an offer in order to form a better alliance then they obviously have winning set as their number one priority (which I think is great for them).

It should then be okay for that same team to set winning as their first priority as well (by doing whatever they can to make sure that their alliance has a shot at winning, including breaking up powerhouse teams).

It's not GP, its not un-GP, its just a strategy.

I fear we'll start having threads saying things like "Scoring points for your alliance is un-GP because it hurts the teams you're playing against..."

Go watch the alliance pairings from the Midwest regional this year. It happened and I'd say it did a good job of leveling the playing field.