One for the webmasters - enhanced matching algorithm?

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Hey guys,

I love the way most of the features in this site have been implemented. I do have one suggestion regarding matching up players, though. I've found that quite often, my opponent will abort before the first move (I don't have a slow computer or connection, so I'm assuming they're doing it because they want to play with someone else, and got matched up with me instead.) Regardless of the reason, when I click the "Start game" button a few seconds later, lo and behold, I get matched up with the same guy, who does the same thing again! And then, a few seconds later, it happens again! 

 

So my suggestion is, keep a history of aborts for each player (doesn't have to be a long one, the last 10 will do, let the matching algorithm have a low preference for a guy who has been frequently aborted against by the player being matched for.

Obviously, I realize there may be all kinds of technical hindrances to doing this, but an improved matching algorithm would greatly improve the user experience.

Cheers, and congratulations on having built a great site.

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