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Originally Posted by TexAg06
Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not seeing all of these games you're referencing on ICC. For example, I'm logged on right now at what I would think would be a busy time, and the longest game is a 45/45 seek from a computer. The longest human seek is a 30/30 game from a 1600 player, followed by a 25/25 game from that same guy. Those are the only two human seeks with time controls greater than 20 minutes.
The tendency on ICC is for more people to join a game than create their own. If they don't see what they like after a while, they go play blitz or do tactics or whatever. Your best bet is to create a game and then sit back and watch TV or listen to music until someone joins the game. Trust me, they will. If it takes too long for you, log off for a few and create a game on FICS as well as peruse the list of other seeks on FICS. Between all of that, you're going to find a game, man. Trust me.
source: I'm on ICC and FICS and I have both heard and participated in countless discussions with NM+ players on this very subject.