It's not fair to get banned for aborting games

@ProgramFOX Great, appreciate the link. Perhaps another idea if the powers that be judge this system to be of net benefit would be to add a popup (or send a message) to a user explaining that they received a mark and why.

But i thought game gets cancelled after 15 seconds. I havent had any opponent who sits there for 45 seconds without making a move

#12 No, the system doesn't auto-abort after 15 seconds. I actually had some opponents sitting for 45 seconds or more, so it does happen.

If someone accepts a challenge to play a game, then takes a while to make their first move, I always assume it's because they're setting up their computer. So after 10 seconds, abort, name recorded.

I've been playing blitz now. Many players are AFK when the game starts, so I abort after counting 15 seconds.

Please tell me they get penalized? It pisses me off so many people are AFK with a seek.

if we had a simple timer on the screen for when we start, to know when the 15 or 45 secs are up?