I am perhaps a little bit curious about the question as I am with SFI for more than to years and never aspired to be a team leader without an effective down line, so the much to my understanding SFI does not demote anyone but it stands out to be the choice of the affiliates personal goal as to where they want to be as this happens to be his/her own business. SFI encourages everyone to promote and not demote.This is my understanding about SFI.