Go for it! The idea behind this guide is to help people who want a quick recommendation, or who are interested in coordinating with other players to optimise the team. If you want to to do something different, that's absolutely fine, though please record your votes anyway - it's all useful information!
At the end of the day, we're not your parents - anything you want to vote for is fair game. However, it's probably good for the team if you (1) think carefully before voting for any Blessings that we think could actively harm the team and (2) try to avoid anything that might remove a player that the rest of the team is trying to improve (or vice versa...)
There are two big reasons for this. Firstly, this guide is aimed at people who want to use their votes to strengthen the Mechanics. Wills are the most impactful and consistent tool we have for achieving that, so we don't want to leave them out. Secondly, we want to try and avoid situations where we choose two contradictory Wills (e.g. Infusing and Revoking the same player) - letting people know what we're aiming for helps to prevent that.
Hopefully the voting guide has more details on our thoughts. However, there are a few general principles that underpin our recommendations. The Mechanics have many fan favourite characters, so we have a preference for improving the team we already have. This means that Wills like Revoke or Foreshadow have to have a big impact to make the cut. We also try to avoid suggestions that could alienate the rest of the league, so we're unlikely to outright recommend necromancy, or one-sided trades using Wills.
This guide is compiled based on discussion in the Blaseball discord. Hop over to #strats-mechanics to get involved!