mctrivia: I very well know how time controls work. But not having vacations doesn't work for me. I will be away for a week or more two or three times a year. And you never know when a second round of a tournament starts.

I don't mind if someone takes 7 days to move when the time control is 7 days or if they are on vacation - as long as they don't for every move, while being online almost every day.

If we would have a time control that combines the Fisher clock with vacation (preferably a "strict" form of vacation that won't allow you to take vacation on a day you also made a move), I'd start using that time control immediately. Currently, I never use the Fisher clock. Sure, I could easily be able to make my moves for the next 6 months on a 5/1/5 time control, but the game or tournament may last for longer than that. And then I would lose my game, because I will be away on vacation.