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Add another requirement to join tournaments.

I think it would be useful if lichess didn't allow people with low game completion rate to join arenas. For example, players with game completion rate of less than 75% can't join the tournament. it really frustrates me to have to deal with time-wasters, especially in tournaments.
Why are people so mad about this? Just wait 60 seconds or something when you can claim a win.
Also if a lot of options get added to filter who gets to join your tournament then it would be harder to navigate between them.
#3 In lobby games it might not be that important, but during tournaments there are moments when rage quitters actually (may) make the difference with their poor sportsmanship.
Take as an example a 3+0 tournament where the second place player is dealing with one player that left the game, by the time the player can claim a victory there are only 2 mins left in the tournament and this might no be sufficient for them to be able to catch the first place, while without that time waste they would have had more chances.
Last year in an OTB tournament I was in an easily winning position and my opponent, instead of resigning, made a move and got up and walked away. I made a move and waited 45 mins for him to return, he sat down looked at me and resigned.
Moral: Rage quitters are very very annoying, but it is legal and a part of chess.
Well when you go into a match you have to consider always the possibility to spend the entire time...a better rule could be having more than 4 tournaments played in order to get the access
@Deadban true!!

It's unfair if I'm 1 point below the 1st place in a blitz tournament then a rage quitter wastes the last 2 mins in the tournament.

It would be fair and fun for everyone to play in an arena with no rage quitters.

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