Unable to ally with any AI factions

[Lantric]

I, for some reason, am unable to form an alliance with any of the factions. I have reached excellent reputation with several of the factions but I am still unable to add them as an ally. As this is required to get the last artifact is has become rather aggravating.

So far i have tried to pushing my rep as high as it will go, formed an alliance of my own and tried to make them into the ally, I wen't to the factions headquarters to speak directly to a representative of the faction, tried to reload several time, searched online and am now out of Ideas =*(

I likely am missing something super simple so if anyone can help me that'd be great. I have heard rumors of strong ships that need to be destroyed and pillaged in the center of the galaxy and would like to crush them with the full force of my armada!

[Tanyon]

Interesting I have never had this issue once I get to max rep in excellent I can hit "I" then the faction tab and then there is a button on the right next to "declare war" that says negotiate alliance.. and then I give them whatever they cant and boom.. we are allies.. how new are you into the game maybe you have to progress more?

[FuryoftheStars]

Ability to ally is a set rep level that is higher than the good/excellent threshold.

Also, your rep with a faction =/= the rep of your Alliance with that faction. You and the Alliance you create/are a part of are treated as separate entities.

[Uzkul]

What exactly doesn't work for you when trying to make them into an ally?
I mean where does it not advance anymore?

How to ally with a faction :
1) make sure you have enough standing (how much you need will depends on the faction itself).
You can check this also in point n°2
2) Go to your 'Player menu', the icon completely top right on your screen.
3) In that menu go to the diplomacy tab, and select the faction you want to be allied with.
4) If you have enough reputation to negotiate an alliance, there will be that option to click on. If not, you need more reputation.
5) To negotiate an alliance you need to give them either credits or materials that are worthx-amount of credits. How much also depends on the faction, but usually it's between 3 & 5 million.
6) If they accept your offer, you should now be allied.

This is how to ally yourself as a player, not to ally a player-made alliance.

So the question is, in what step does it go wrong for you?