beach: Yes, I agree with you. No interest in it.

Carnie: Now, I never join a tournament with more than 3 days per move.

Mélusine: I find that three days can be restricting for me. As I could be ill or be away and then might timeout on some games.

crosseyed: Yes, you’re right : each player is not available in the same way : if he works or not, if he’s away sometimes, etc ... Everyone is different.

Carnie: Yeah, that's the key - it's on us to decide what games, and time limits, to play. I've been on both ends of this. A few years ago I went crazy signing up for tournaments and ended up with well over a thousand games running and had a VERY hard time keeping up. Games were going to their limit all the time, and I used up most of my vacation days. Not something I'd have done on purpose, and I could see how some might find it frustrating, but at the same time, I was playing within the limits. Just gotta know that there will be some people who use up the full time allotted, so you have to allow for that when signing up. These days it's rare a game goes a day without a response from me, and games I'm in are often the first done in tournaments. But I don't begrudge those who make a game go on what seems like forever, as they're playing within the rules. 

Carpe Diem: Yes, you’re right, we can’t say anything if the player plays at the limit but within the rules. I had noticed you were a fast player : last time, it’s true, we were the 1st to finish our game. I must admit I prefer to play rapidly because I remember my game. When a player makes a move once a week, it’s difficult to remember what you planned to play. Of course, you can note it but it’s not the same. But I say this although sometimes I can’t play for several days because I’m very busy with my job.

beach: Yes I had that happen to me two days ago. They resigned all the games I had with them. Some of the games had not been started. It is beyond me too?

beach: Yeah, that happened to me recently; I considered sending them a message to ask what they were doing, but in the end decided I couldn't be bothered. Player had a number of <1000 ratings, so it obviously isn't the first time.