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anybody :) : There should be an improved vacation policy exactly because it's a game site. People (other paying members of which outnumber this one abuser) expect opponents to make reasonable efforts to make timely moves. When someone is allowed to purchase another membership (for themself or another member) and benefit by getting 35 more days of vacation time, that is a recipe for abuse.
It's a turn based game site. And people expect their opponents to take their turn in games. -- (most) People don't want to wait weeks for an opponent to make a single move. And if additional vacation days are allowed to be purchased, the abuser can simply allow the auto vacation days to protect them from a time out- over and over again.
Time outs are part of games. If people can't play their games under the the parameters of the time controls, then once their initial vacation days are gone, that should be it for the year.
It may very well be true that "he" isn't breaking any written rule. But he is abusing the system here and people who know, understand that he enjoys holding up both games and tournaments, simply because he can. It's a glitch in the system that allows his abuse, so I hope Fencer will make some changes so that situation can be totally illimated. ;)