Declining

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

As far as decling goes, the info that was announce today at NJ regional was:

If you are in the top 8 and are a "picking" alliance, then you can decline and still accept as a member of another alliances request for you to join them.

If you are a Number 9 ranked team or below, once you decline you can NO LONGER be chosen!

Originally Posted by Section 7.4.1

If the team accepts, it is moved into that Alliance. If the team declines, it is not
eligible to be picked again and the Alliance Captain extends another invitation to a different team.

According to the rules, that's not correct. Any team that declines may not be picked again. If however, they are (or become) a picking team, they may still form part of an alliance.