I don’t want to get specific, but, like many others, I tend to search for a specific combination of game options. I joined some 12 player games which usually fill up in a reasonable time. Then, a Cook decided to start 40 games with the same map, 5 each with various number of players. Most of those games are now sitting there with only the Cook as a player, no one has joined. A few do have a second player and 3 of the 11 player games have 4 players.
We definitely do not want to discourage members from starting new games, but how long should those games remain on the game finder search list? We might consider leaving them on the list for something like 30 days for each member who has joined. In other words, if no one joins you, the game disappears in 30 days. If a second player joins, it stays around for 60 days, etc.