Shouldn't there be a trial before conviction?

Actualy i think it works better if there is a small comunity for this. If you make a comunity large enough about 30-45% of people are like hat I find so theres no pointing them out cause theres pleny more to fill the gap. *Cough Warcraft 3 Cough*

Yes.  Even if you have "lost", it doesn't mean you can't help your team by putting up a really good defense or feeding them until your HW is vaporized.

Now I'm terrified to try a team game   I'm sure I'll be "inept" my first several game. . .  Better put me on that list in advance

While true, you won't be misled by a record that makes them look like a good player.  For instance, BKsabath has a crazy number of wins, but sucks at team playing.  He doesn't even talk to you.  He'll be in the pocket, he'll go eco, and will just horde his stash while you get raped by a 3v1 (not that I'm talking from personnal experience or anything).

I'd like to see a blacklist of clans who get their rocks off beating the living snot out of a casual group on multiplayer who have never even played together before.  I mean, a minute into the game you get a coordinated attack from all clan members at once, while your "team" has barely even had time to introduce itself to one another.  This sort of thing is almost always accompanied by a bunch of trash-talk as well, screaming "newb!" at you with a bunch of cursewords thrown in to boot.  It's sort of like getting your jollies by beating the crap out of a cripple.  I mean, why don't these a-holes just go and play another clan?  Don't they want a challenge?

The best thing to do when you realize you are in the situation above is to INSTANTLY quit, along with all of your teammates.  Then the "getting their jollies" factor is much harder to achieve for them.

Agent of Khamara:  Would'nt they put YOU on this black-list if you just up and quit like that?

And was'nt that Snoop guy that's in the list the one that was trying to warn others about a clan that constantly pauses the game for 90 mins if they are loosing?  Why is he on the list?

This blacklist thing is a bit scary. . .

It's not about the suckage though, it's about behavior that dicks over your team--like quititng when the game is still competitive and has yet to be decided.

Glad my name is not up there  There are a number of other people who do similar stuff (quit etc...), but since they have many less games, it is not held against them as much. Experienced players are expected to understand somethign of the etiquette and expectations of the other players in a skilled game.

An example of something a less experienced player then those above did to me recently is that they went AFK for a bit, come back and found they have lost a lot of their fleet and quit (they left their fleet attacking an enemy world). They don't stop and go - wait - I have a lot of credits resouces to either rebuild my fleet or give resources etc... to me before they quit... They just left and opened a hole in the lines.

The main thing to remember here is that How is not having a go at new players not being able to stand up against veterens - that is expected and he knows they will get better from experience. He is complaining about people with a lot of game time that should know the game, game mechanics and a fair number of the players online upping and leaving, thereby unbalancing a game.

When playing a game with a large number of skilled players, losing one of them and getting an AI replacement is a BIG disadvantage (as opposed to a newb where the AI is often an improvement). Losing that ally on a flank (even if they are losing) when they are a reasonable player is a killer blow as it allows the other team to attack that flank. Quite often, the losing player just needs to hold long enough for support to arrive. However the following occurs if they quit:

1) The AIs won't co-operate as a human would and sacrafice their fleet to hold a flank while they are reinfocred. The AI pulls back, letting the opposition through the choke point.

2) The extra time a human would take delaying the opposition is often the difference between your team being able to respond and support you (even if you are down to your home world) vs steam rolling the AI and into their flanks... Even holding them for 5 minutes extra can be enough for an ally to kill another player and come support you, as opposed to them having to face the bigger threat, thereby letting the almost dead player back into the game.

SnoopDaggo quit in a game I was in, not sure if it was a crash or what. It could have been minidump :/

Good thing I don't multiplayer much,

Instead of doing a "blacklist" of players. How about doing a player referral list instead?

Simply because they don't get along with you doesn't meen they won't get along with anyone else.

*Edit*

Made a post for player referrals.

Welcome to online gaming, ultimately it's the users computer and they are free to use their property as they please -- I hate it too but c’est la vie.