pedestrian: Actually, there used to be a 1000 games limit when the site had been launched. However, some active player had complained that "it says that Brain Rook can play unlimited number of games, so I want to have 10000 of them!" and I had been too naive to try to address every single request, no matter how absurd it was. Now I really regret it.

In other words, I am seriously thinking of reapplying the 1000 games limit again. At least for players who have serious problems to play more games than they can handle.

Fencer: I agree with the others here; I don't think that there needs to be an upper limit on games played at the same time for everyone.

More sensible would be to find a way to clip the wings of those who fly too high and get into too many time forfeits as a result.

I like pedestrian's basic idea of somehow forcing people to prove they can handle lots of games before allowing them the ability to play a huge amount of games.

I also still like my notion that if you time out too many times then your tournament privileges are revoked until you have more vacation time available. With any luck the threat of the penalty would be enough to stop the problem before it even starts.

happyjuggler0: What difference does it really make... 1000 games is enough to guarantee a move every second you are logged in... what's the benefit of more? Only that you will be slower in each game, which frustrates others.

grenv: funnily enough I agree with the thousanders: I prefer a game monger who replies, to someone who has less than 100 games... and waits until the last possible moment to reply in each one.