Surely this would be much better for everyone involved? The player who is there does not have his/her time wasted because he/she wins a frame while the other player still has time, for example, to take his/her daughter dancing around the corner and get back to finish the match, which he/she was compeltely in control of!

People moan about having to do certain duties while playing funkypool that you cannot escape, so surely there should be a balance, and that balance, in my opinion, is to forfeit the frame not the game!

And sorry for the shocking typing error on the thread title, it is meant to say you not your.

I must admit I'm a bit indifferent, but basically I don't see why the game should make allowances for people who can't focus on the game when playing.

I have every bit of understanding for people who cannot focus on the game all the time, but frankly, if you can't, then you shouldn't be playing a multi-player game in the first place.

i must say that sporting is the most sporting player i have had the pleasure to play on here (excuse the pun) lol in all fairness i was a little dissapointed as i had sat for 2 hours and needed to nip out but i suppose rules are rules and the same applies to everyone but i do agree with sporting that maybe a loss of frame and not loss of match should be in order. and once again i hope that i have the chance to play an excellent and fair player as such as sporting

i see your point but sometimes something unexpected may crop up that you have no control over while playing a multi-player game such as diahroea like time waits for no man

Thanks for your kind words mr_mystery, I look forward to our future matches also

I also understand your point Jan. But, you don't come on here and say "well I will stay on this game for 3 hours". It works sometimes but life is full of un-expected events. Another one is quite simply a tournament lasting longer than anticipated. So surely there should be a balance? I can't see what is really wrong with just forfeiting the frame not the entire match which is a race to 5, when your going to nip out for 5 minutes because your daughter is relying on you? C'mon, surely you can't argue against that? Just a simple balance, it is a bit over the top the way it is at the moment.

It is no way to win a match, and is completely unfair on your opponent. They also sat there for 2 hours to make that final.

I don't think people can take advantage of this either, because they are still getting punished. But the balance is there, so if it's not their fault, they still have a slight chance.

Ahh, now I'm just repeating myself

Just remember its only a game

http://www.funkypool.com/viewTournament.do?tournamentid=25014 This the one?

Don't get me wrong, I symphathize with those unable to play uninterrupted. I may sound a bit harsh or cynical, but my view is simply that if you have to abandon the game for a while (of whatever length), you should lose for it. Whether that is a frame or a game I don't really care all that much about - what I *do* care about is that intermittent players should never be allowed to hurt the opponent in any way - particularly in terms of wasting time.

In the end, it's a simple matter of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few.

Always easier said when you have over a 100 tournament wins under your belt

Thats the one cloone.