Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
Because those people are obviously in the middle of something and it's not too much to ask the queue system to simply skip over them until they are not busy.
If you're in the middle of something, you need to address that issue yourself and hit Withdraw before the queue pops. It's not SE's responsibility to make sure that your spot is easily accessible again once life comes at you. It doesn't matter if you won't notice it, it's the principle of the matter.

If I'm busy and know I'm going to be away, I shouldn't be in the queue.