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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jared Rascher" data-source="post: 5545593" data-attributes="member: 28825">Its not always easy to manage players.  I don't really feel that I can turn anyone away when I'm running in a public venue, if I have a spot open in my game.  On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with having clearly defined standards and upholding them, and attendance is a fairly basic thing to expect.I had one player that I really liked and was really into the campaign I was running, but he missed three out of four sessions, because of his obligations regarding his schooling.  We had a talk and discussed how I was using up a slot that someone else could be using, and trying to find hooks for his character, and he wasn't there to contribute.  He understood and we agreed it was better for him to step down.On the other hand, I had another player that just left town for a few weeks, I sent him several e-mails, and as soon as I gave his slot to someone else, he e-mailed me back, and got really upset because I gave up his slot.  It wasn't pleasant, but I really couldn't count on him to show up, and it was detrimental to the game.That having been said, I really don't like to do that sort of thing, and you really have to figure out what your standard is  (i.e. how many sessions, when they should let you know about absences, etc.) before you make these kinds of decisions.</blockquote>