I am aware that you were asking for another idea to be posted on this thread, which is why I made an emphasis on the idea of fair-throwing because it is actually my idea.
Posting other threads where backfilling was mentioned might be a misstep but, just to clarify, I don’t want to derail this thread by copying the idea of another thread because the focus should be on that idea.
Also, keep in mind that the issue on this thread is whether this idea is a good or bad one. As long you point out at least one pro, con, or alternative, you move the discussion forward. Giving an alternative to the issue is not necessary but optional.
Personally, I’d only present an alternative if there were no problems found yet but that is simply not the case. Obvious ideas like a compensation or bot-replacements, even clever ones like player freezing, all have flaws and presenting those only result in the same comment about the pros and cons.
If you’re interested, here are the threads with other Ideas:
💡 Leaver? Then Freeze a Player ?
Leaver? Then Place a Bot - #7 by Coffee-22589
Remove heavy SR loss for games with leavers