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Hello! I'm new this site and have some questions about the timer, which I couldn't find in the FAQ.

I was playing a tense game where my (only) opponent went over his time limit. Being used to playing chess with strict time limits, I just expected him to lose. Instead the game offered me to kick him out of the game. That's cool I thought, it's a good game, let's play on. We took our time, I ran out of time as well. No harm no foul I thought. However, I just found out I have a 60 day penalty on my profile for this. Why?

Does this penalty actually do anything?
Am I expected to kick out a player who runs out of time? Is this considered bad sportsmanship or actually common practice?
Why doesn't the game do it automatically?

Thanks for your time

It is not a penalty. It is just a mark to tell others that you exceeded your time for that game.

Some may avoid joining your tables if you have several such marks, a few are of no relevance.

Thank you for your answer. It does say it's a penalty (on my reputation page), but it's good to hear that it has no relevance.

It does negate the karma you would otherwise have gained for that game. So I guess it is a penalty in a sense, though I would not refer to it as such.