Why do I get banned for 10 mins for opponent aborting?

This happened to me twice today when a couple of players accept my seek then abort on me. Just wondering is there a way to fix this? The server thinks I am the one aborting games.

sorry now i am banned from lobby games for 20 mins :(

r u taking more than 15 sec for the first move? o.O

I got a ten minute ban for aborting a few games in a row because my opponent refused to make a move.

This is silly. Either the clock should start running within a few seconds of white making a move or this ban should be removed.

No #3 my opponent leaves and I can't make a move .

hmm... i thought u said ur opponent aborted ur games :S

You aren't waiting very long. If you wait 15 seconds, you won't get banned.

Be more patient. You're experiencing the ban precisely because you're the one aborting too quickly.

You're exactly the sort of impatient person the ban targets.

People who are not ready to play should not be accepting games. Black's clock should start 5 or 10 seconds after white moves.

I think Lichess has some technical issues.
Many people are complaining about it. I think 10 000 people online at the same time is too much for the server. There are many connections problems.
Your games start late. Losing is ok. But people shouldn't get banned.

http://en.lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/was-it-a-bug-during-tournament-chess-at-3-with-wesley-so-

You have to wait 15 seconds. Are you really so impatient that 5 or 10 seconds more than what you've asked for is "too long"?

Otherwise you get people who just abort almost instantly. That's the reason this was added, because it aims to prevent impatient players aborting a game after 5 seconds - which seems to be what you do!