As with everything nothing can be written in stone so it will likely depend on the situation. If it results in a loss I'd say no big deal but issue a warning. If it results in a win but a lost series same deal. If a warning is issued then a second offense should be a DQ but those are just my opinions. If it results in a win and a series win then likely a rematch for the first offense and a DQ for a second but I'm going to step aside and let the review committee decide.
The real question is how difficult is it to maintain alt prior to the merge and why is it everyone has to push the rules to the edge? The tournament hasn't even started yet and I can already tell how it's going to go. Let's just play and have fun. It's really not that hard.
If you really want to push the limits then go ahead and take your chances with the review committee. I've had to temper some pretty harsh judgements in the past and may not be inclined to do so this time around.
When people feel that they have reached a point that they can't push themselves any further, their competitiveness remains, so they look to push elsewhere. Many before have tried to point out that, in certain previous situations, pushing the rules you've posted and the basic competitive values that their 2nd-grade PE/coaches taught them is not the right or acceptable way to proceede.
I concluded a few tournaments ago - that no matter how many ways and to what amount of effort and detail you invest in writing the rules, and no matter the degree of responces and reactions from the community criticising an individual's deplorable participation in the fair competition - some people simpley have no care or regard for which means or how they are percieved achieving any virtual victory.
For the rest of us, we're just here for some fun, challenging, and fair competition. We're fully aware of the meaning and definition for sportmanship and the fun to be had from it.
