while I agree the RL happens, I feel there should be a different time limit for the ? players...example:
I have 36 active games going...4-6 are being held up because someone signed up, joined their first game, then never showed...these are 8 player games and some have anywhere from 1-3 ? players who this is their first game.
Now granted we all had to start and learn how the program works, but you also get email notifications that "Hey! Welcome to CC ITS YOUR BLOODY TURN!!" help us remember we actually signed up. I know it's not possible, but it sure would be nice is there were a way for the other players in the game to hold a vote against "?" player who just missed a turn...or to be fair (because life does happen) say "?" player misses their first turn and it's already 4-6 hours into their 2nd and they still haven't shown...then hold a vote for kick. This way you dont have people abusing the system etc etc...and only allow the vote against players who have missed 1 full turn (to prevent power mongers from kicking anyone at whim)
Sorry if this turned into a rant, wasnt meant to be
Sano