Bill,
It looked like last night you challenged another clan for every hour from 9PM EST to 2am EST. I assume you were doing that so they could accept the time that worked best for them. I think this is a great idea. We should always do that, but maybe start the challenge an hour later for 10 EST, 7 PST. If they accept the 9EST, 6PST, we will probably always be down a guy.
Besides, it appears as though if you are 10 seconds late to the match, you are out of luck.
This does seem like taking the high road and being respectful to the other teams.
However, I say if someone challenges us for 6PST again and we decline because ew can't get people on and they veto our decline, we challenge them right back the next night for the latest possible time. They will probably decline because they all need to go to bed, and we can veto it back.
When we challenge, be respectful, offer lots of times. We expect the same courteousy in return. If we do not get it, we will do the same thing back to you.