As for the timing, I haven't seen an answer yet. The judge is aware, but he can't play as Silencer himself, can he? :D
Regarding internal deadlines, I think that if a player signs up for a tournament, they should respond to the message within a couple of days. But in my case, I haven't received a response to the email since Monday. In MSN, Stranger says that there is an opponent, but for example, today there were no reactions from him (I sent a request for authorization, and he was online at the time). It's not even about the rules; in this regard, I actually have an advantage (I don't have to do the searching), but I'm just getting tired of this constant babysitting with opponents. I don't need technical wins or losses; I just want to play...
Therefore, I repeat that I've been waiting for 3 weeks, and the prospect of "rotting" for another 2 weeks is not very encouraging either...
Не стремясь приобщиться к основам пришёл.
В прошлый раз утащил я молитвенный коврик,
Он истерся до дыр, - я за новым пришёл.
© О. Хайям