Meaning of "X left the table" ??

[santamonica811]

I was just playing a game, and then, in the middle, I saw the message, "Chalky left the table."

What does this mean?  I am assuming it means that Chalky quit the game.  But then the game would show that there was a quit, or resignation, etc, right??  If C just walked out of his/her room for a minute, then of course the computer would not know that.  :D

If one gets this sort of message, what sort of unspoken rule is there about how long I should wait for another move?  Or is "left the table" code for 'quit, gone, and forever departed."?

[trazoM]

The player can rejoin the table after leaving, continuing the game.
If a player stays inactive for a certain time* you are able to make him resign.
*it was 5 minutes once. There should be a thread about it somewhere...

[santamonica811]

Trazo,
You are correct.  I checked back and there was a popup window "Force C. to resign?"  I am not sure of when it popped up, but no reason to think that the 5 minute figure you gave is incorrect.  That's a nice feature.  I've never had anyone just up and leave, but there's a first time for everything!  :-)