RAD, for one, never aligned ourselves with NPO, TPF, IRON, or any of those alliances. Call us non-conformists, but we pick our allies based on who we're friends with, not large alliances who can keep us safe.
Although, looking back on it, I wish we would have signed something with TPF. They were some of the kindest, most respectful people to us back in the day. So sad to see them getting destroyed the way they are now.