What's up with people repeatedly joining a table and declining?

[Mindglow]

Why do some players join a table, decline, then keep joining that table only to decline? I've had to block quite a few players who keep doing this cause they make it impossible to get a game going. Are they sabotaging or what?

[Martin Whalley]

I don't think it's sabotage as such. If you use the "Play now" screen and don't have preferences set it can take you to a game with settings you don't like - especially newer members who don't know about setting preferences. Very new members may not even be aware there are other ways to join a game, and so keep joining tables.

Or maybe you've upset them in a previous game?

[Mindglow]

It's usually the same player that keeps joining and declining

[Jellby]

Then ask the player.

[RobertBr]

Why do some players join a table, decline, then keep joining that table only to decline? I've had to block quite a few players who keep doing this cause they make it impossible to get a game going. Are they sabotaging or what?

The last time this came up on the forum (I think about six months ago) it turned out there was a bug. If this is happening a lot in different circumstances you might want to report it. If its a one-off then it may just be someone new to the site having difficulty with the interface.

[Mindglow]

They're really instances of the same person (not beginner) joining, declining... Joining next table, declining... Joining third table, declining.

New person every time.

Mostly happens in Ticket to Ride.