Lee, your reply doesn't hold water. Let's say there's 4 players in a stroke game. If someone leaves the game (for whatever reason), it doesn't prevent the other three players from finishing up. It doesn't affect your ball wear, only that of the player that quit. As far as time goes, it actually makes the rest of your game go faster.
The only times I see a problem with a player leaving a game is one of the following -
- Exits on his/her turn, freezing the game
- Closes the window instead of going through the menu bar, this also freezes the game
- A match play or A/S game, which spoils it for other players
and to a lesser extent, I think it's a bit rude on a social level to quit a stroke game if there are only two players playing.
Other than that, as someone said already, people pay for their own computers and their own connections, and if they choose to leave a game early because they have to help someone, their kids need them, they're on call for work, or even if they're just not enjoying the game and don't want to play anymore, it's none of anyone's business.