i'm just happy to hear that the way i don't like is the way i wont get...
i wish tho they could do something about people who run from rematches. i lose my queen to a misplacement error, like a mouse drop, i resign to rematch. i lose points, my bad, but my opponent denies a rematch and accepts a similar match, and plays a stranger. makes no sense. and i will consider a hitman one day... ;))
It seems that most players want to play opponents rated above themselves. True, that is a good (probably the best) way to learn. But remember that only one half of the players can do this. The other half has to play someone rated below themselves.
So, if you are 1400 and enjoy playing a 1700 once in a while, maybe you should give that same pleasure to some 1100 player once in a while.
Also if you play opponents close to you in rating and you win and lose the same number of games, doesn't that mean that your rating is correct?