Originally posted by Peakite
Surely there is a mechanism in place to allow for holiday time; that of course being the timebank. If you plan to take a break then the shorter timebanks should be avoided. And as you say could easily be counterproductive with shorter timecontrols and largely irrelevant to the larger ones.
The point of short timeouts is to have a relatively quick game, a ...[text shortened]... een impressed with the site had I been forced to give up a couple of games during that period).
Some games can last weeks, even months. How can you predict a game starting in Janaury, whether it will still be live or concluded by March?
I recently travelled Thailand for just under four weeks. I had no idea what connectivity would be like or even if it would be available.
I set the time out flag and included a note on my return date, mentionting connectivity.
Got back and was timed-out on several games.
I call them cheap victories and it sullies my experience of this site.
I like the exploration of the idea of a 'x' vacation days per year.
My life doesn't revolve around this site and a break from it would be good.