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Getting More Vacation Time & More Playing Time Into His Clock ???

i think you get some extra time if you go into vacation and go back. this have happened to me and i was wondering where those extra hours came from

That I know they do add the 24-xhours to a game clock. But I am wondering here how the both Vacation Time & Clock Time can increase !?

If someone is basic account so there is no automatic vacation. Some use all their thinking time and vacation too, so the game does not develop much although it might quite clear.

I am having the same issue... my opponent is playing in 184 games, many of which are tournaments, and it seems like we're on a 15 days-per-move time control, rather than a 3 day time control.
A few days ago, I started making notes on the game, which has been going on for months, because I wondered if I had been hallucinating these issues. Here's what I have noted in the past few days:
1/28/2013 12:26 pm Opponent has 15 hours 15 min of vacation and 24 hours to make move #24
1/29/2013 11:01 pm Opponent has 1 day 6 hours of vacation time left, and 26 hours to make move #24
1/31/2013 10:09 am Opponent has 17 hours 45 minutes of vacation time left, and 26 hours to make move #24
1/31/2013 5:58 pm 9 hours 45 min of vacation time left, and 30 hours to make move #24
Perhaps the server is rolling dice to determine how much vacation time to subtract, and how much game time to add?

I have an Opponent, whose Vacation Is a "Neverending Story". Quite the contrary, it´s getting longer and longer all the time, I look @ the data !
I do not mind not getting a move from Him.
Still puzzling me a lot.
Recently I have started to take some notes of that game. Here they are :
LauriAikio: 21st of January 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 11 hours 15 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 30th of january 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 12 hours of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 31st of January 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 15 hours 30 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 1st of February 10 am EEWT, 14.e4, Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 47 minutes 30 seconds of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: Gold Membership today, yesterday it was Platinum !
As far as I do remember it right, I did get a move from Him at latest Early January 2013.
Any Scenarios, Folks ? An Upgraded Membership ? A Time Loop ?

Thank You, Boy. Your Comment is exactly as it were from my keyboard.
I´ll update the Topic everyday I can now on, so, please, do carry on commenting.

1st of February 11:26 am EEWT 2013, 14.e4, Membership Status = Gold :
Your opponent is currently on vacation!
"need a break for a few days. "
They have 23 hours 30 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days
White: LauriAikio - 10 days left
Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left
Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2

Ticket # | #xxxxxx |
Chess.com Username | LauriAikio |
Email Address | aikiolaurixx@abcd.net |
Subject: A Suspected Vacation Abuser / Cheater. | |
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All the necessary data is available @ : http://www.chess.com/forum/view/help-support/getting-more-vacation-time-amp-more-playing-time-into-his-clock Greets, Lauri Aikio. |
I have an Opponent, whose Vacation Is a "Neverending Story". Quite the contrary, it´s getting longer and longer all the time, I look @ the data !
I do not mind not getting a move from Him.
Still puzzling me a lot.
Recently I have started to take some notes of that game. Here they are :
LauriAikio: 21st of January 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 11 hours 15 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 30th of january 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 12 hours of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 31st of January 2013 : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 15 hours 30 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 1st of February 10 am EEWT, 14.e4, Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 47 minutes 30 seconds of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: Gold Membership today, yesterday it was Platinum !
LauriAikio: 1st of February 11:26 am EEWT 2013, 14.e4, Membership Status = Gold : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 23 hours 30 minutes of vacation time left, but may be back sooner. Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 2nd Of Feb 2013 09:46 am, 14. e4, vacation time left 3 hours.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 3rd of Feb 2013 23:52 pm, 14. e4, not on vacation.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 5 days 6 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: 5th of Feb 2013 21:38 pm EEWT. 14. e4, on vacation again : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 1 day 12 hours of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 3 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
LauriAikio: Now it´s Diamond Membership !!!
LauriAikio: 7th of Feb 2013 14:27 pm EEWT, 14. e4, on vacation, status Platinum : Your opponent is currently on vacation! "need a break for a few days. " They have 1 day 18 hours of vacation time left, but may be back sooner.
LauriAikio: Start: 8/17/12 | Time: 1 move per 10 days White: LauriAikio - 10 days left Black: my_opponent - 3 days 18 hours left Rated - Win: +6 Loss: -10 Draw: -2
As far as I do remember it right, I did get a move from Him at latest Early January 2013.
Any Scenarios, Folks ? An Upgraded Membership ? A Time Loop ?