I think the assumptions Lichess makes for a disconnection is too strict.
I had 5 minutes left on the clock, when there was a power failure. It took me a minute and a half to get back online. Which means, I still had 3 and a half minutes on the clock. If there was no power failure, my opponent would have been expected to wait the full five minutes.
Here is the game: en.lichess.org/tKVXEOoKJpBg
If you look at my record, out of the previous 22 games, I won 21, and drew 1. Granted I am not a high ranked player, and I've been mainly playing with lower ranked players like myself, but having a small "goal" like not losing, is fun! And I think the assumption Lichess makes for disconnections is stupid, since if my internet connection was not interrupted, my opponent would have been expected to wait five minutes anyway! If its reasonable, to allow your opponent to take one minute to move (when he has five minutes left on the clock), why isn't it reasonable to assume, that maybe he has a spotty internet connection or there is a power failure, and he will be back.
If you look at my record, the only other time there was a disconnection, is when the same thing happened! I complained about it then too. I don't think this disconnection assumption really benefits anyone, because if someone really disconnects, you can leave your own browser window open and let him timeout, while you do something else.
I had 5 minutes left on the clock, when there was a power failure. It took me a minute and a half to get back online. Which means, I still had 3 and a half minutes on the clock. If there was no power failure, my opponent would have been expected to wait the full five minutes.
Here is the game: en.lichess.org/tKVXEOoKJpBg
If you look at my record, out of the previous 22 games, I won 21, and drew 1. Granted I am not a high ranked player, and I've been mainly playing with lower ranked players like myself, but having a small "goal" like not losing, is fun! And I think the assumption Lichess makes for disconnections is stupid, since if my internet connection was not interrupted, my opponent would have been expected to wait five minutes anyway! If its reasonable, to allow your opponent to take one minute to move (when he has five minutes left on the clock), why isn't it reasonable to assume, that maybe he has a spotty internet connection or there is a power failure, and he will be back.
If you look at my record, the only other time there was a disconnection, is when the same thing happened! I complained about it then too. I don't think this disconnection assumption really benefits anyone, because if someone really disconnects, you can leave your own browser window open and let him timeout, while you do something else.