Stalling and Quitting Games

This has been a problem since I joined. However it seems to be happening more frequently. 

My proposal is we increase by 50% the points lost. There is no real penalty of consequence for being a jerk with a losing position.

What do others think of this issue?

if you play shorter time control games it becomes less of a problem. Im with you, can't play a good long time control game on here because people just quit. 

First for many of us 1 mistake isn't the end. Often the opponent will too,  And I agree with what Knupel Berry just wrote: Resign.

Auto-resigning just because someone takes a while over a move would be stupid.  It's stupid enough that you have to rush your first move, but can then take the rest of the game time over your 2nd move if you wish.

But this really isn't a problem at higher levels so it is an incentive to get better and leave the drab masses behind.  I almost never play someone who abandons.

Even if I do though it's not a problem.  I agreed to the time control.  If they take all of theirs to not bother moving then fine.  I'll win and move on.

Pick the time frame to match your patience level.

So if you lose on time while thinking you arbitrarily lose 200 points?!

Keep how it is.  I for one like to use the clock to my advantage when I am playing at a significant disadvantage by hoping  the opponent changes browser tabs and the move with less than a second on the clock.  You would be surprised how often this works!  I have snatched many victories from the jaws of defeat by playing this particular line. Probably increased my rating by about 100-200 points, and adds a nice “real world” element to online chess.

I would also add that resignation is never a viable option. At the very least you should play out the game as a show of respect to you opponent, and give them the satisfaction of a CM instead of wondering how it would have played out.

Not remotely. If you  need time to think, just click on the alert and keep thinking. But if you hang your queen on move 12 and decide to punish your opponent for your own ineptitude by making them sit there for 9 minutes, then screw you. Take the ratings hit and the weeklong ban and learn your lesson.

i play 30 min games, i try to work on not hanging peices an spend more time calculating my exchanges. somtimes i spend 5 mins considering all the variations. and it sounds bad but ill lose some on time in a 30 min rapid. but if i made 0 blunder an i have a good position an up in material, im happy. building good habbits is better then just moving for time restaints. yea it can be annoying but this is just the perspective from someone trying to get better. but i have played people who make me wait 25 mins to get the win. very frustrating.

Sure, but are you going to define a cast iron rule that catches only people who are deliberately stalling but doesn't accidentally catch those who are genuinely thinking but don't find a good move and end up losing on time?

There is already a facility that quits games before time is up, awards the win and gives a warning to the person who quit.

i think the thing is that the abandoning or quitting or stalling player is restricted to playing against his peers (as in those who also abandon, stall, or quit.) also I believe stalling and quitting are reportable offenses

Any rule is going to have Type I and Type II errors, but I think you could work it out so it rarely incorrectly labeled people as stallers. You could include an appeals process that's double or nothing: if you think you were incorrectly flagged as stalling you could appeal, but if they look at the game and you had just hung your queen and were facing an indefensible mate in 1 and let 8 minutes run off your clock, they they double the punishment.

I love playing on chess.com, but the quitters and stallers make it much less enjoyable than it could be.

First Move Stalling. Why?

In the last 2 weeks I've had four games where the opponent, White, waits 5-7 minutes before making the first move (in 10-min games).

I asked the first one, "Are you giving me a time handicap?" No reply.

Anyone know the reason for this?

I'm tempted to resign and give them the cheap win. The prize money is the same.

I asked the site and they said I can report them, but I don't know if the intent is bad sport.

Who cares?

I thought games auto-abort after 15s or something similar if you haven't played your first move in that time?

No auto-abort in these tournaments.