Yeah, that's not how it works. I just went to a room, arriving after game start ... I did not start, did not do anything except sit there and watch. Phone rang, had to take the call, excited the room and was docked 4 points for no reason at all. Totally unfair, totally absurd, especially considering that the major way people cheat on this site is to have multiple identities, something this ridiculous penalty does nothing to address.