Thad: A GREAT solution would be to be able to specify the maximum number of vacation days useable in any game//tournament.

It's not so great for games that last more than a year. I've played games that take more than 400 moves, and even if both players play 1 move/day, such games still take a year or longer. No reason people shouldn't be allowed to take vacation in the second year.

joshi: I think a black list is no good idea, people on the black list cannot get rid off that reputation.

I think a blacklist is an excellent idea. We already have whitelists (private tournaments, fellowships) where people can select who participates, creating blacklists is just another step. If I want to create a tournament without participation of a certain person whose name cannot be mentioned because the moderator of this board will modify your post without any notice, I can now create a private tournament and allow anyone in, except the person whose name cannot be mentioned because the moderator of this board will modify your post without any notice. But this is a hassle, both for me and the people signing up. Instead, if there were a blacklist one could exclude people you do not want to participate in your tournament. Or sign up only for tournaments that exclude the people you do not want to play.