Reputation Tracker: Gosh - Big Brother is watching you! Isn't this some kind of infringement on my civil liberties?
I fully appreciate how annoying it is when people disappear without explanation, but I'm not entirely convinced that this is the answer. There are many reasons why people quit games, some of them legitimate.
# I was in a fourball the other day and by hole three I was the only one left. Not so much as a 'cheerio' from any of them! Billy-No-Mates here continued to play on my own till I got an invite from a friend.
# The meter is much more erratic in multi-player mode, resulting in many more duffed shots and lost balls, all of which have a startling impact on your hard-earned average.
# Abusive or inappropriate comments is something I will not engage in. I give people one chance , and if they persist I leave, but always tell them why. Example: I was in a match last week when a neanderthal I was playing with posted a comment to a female player thus - 'I want to do you'. She immediately disconnected, and so did I.
# Furtive rounds in the office, then the boss walks in.
# The wife getting home from work unexpectedly early, prompting me to charge down the stairs when I hear the key going in the door, and pretending I've been preparing dinner for ages! I usually tell people in advance if their is a likelihood of this happening.
# IT issues. I've been getting a lot of blue screen errors lately, and I can't figure out why. Just tells me it's a hardware issue, but so far I haven't been able to identify it. Hence, my computer often reboots without warning.
All these are real examples, and in most cases happen quite frequently. Am I to be penalised for them, and have my 'reputation' sullied through no fault of my own.
Think again guy's, and don't presume you can act as judge and jury on us all.
Sean