Look what just happened in Duty !

[Xayoc]

I keep telling you, it doesn't have to be. You can ask and ask and ask, have no such quote and still get punished for it. What good is a quote of nothing going to do for you then? Doing what you describe, is harassment, plain and simple. SE has been clear that they would rather let wrongdoers go than punish an innocent. Kicking someone because they aren't up to your standards, in a DF group, is harassment. He didn't ask to get grouped with you, you have no proof he does it on purpose. You have the problem, YOU leave.

SE has the discretion to do whatever they wish, they don't need specific rules in this case. All they have to do is see the harassment.

It's like that line you see in pretty much any games EULA/ToS. They can ban you for ANY reason.

Commentary: Correct, but as a 11 year veteran of Square-Enix games, in this case it is not a bannable offense, especially since it is not done in a harassing context. Kicking someone from a DF group because they are keeping the group from clearing the instance is not harassment if it is done politely and respectfully. Kicking under these circumstances is not harassment in any way and is therefor not actionable.

Observation: By your logic, three of the four members of a group should quit because one member is sub-par. This seems more selfish on the part of the bad than the rest of the group

[ispano]

Commentary: Correct, but as a 11 year veteran of Square-Enix games, in this case it is not a bannable offense, especially since it is not done in a harassing context. Kicking someone from a DF group because they are keeping the group from clearing the instance is not harassment if it is done politely and respectfully. Kicking under these circumstances is not harassment in any way and is therefor not actionable.

Start looking at it from the point of view of the person you're kicking. You also forgot one small bit. You can be as polite as you want, but the issue at hand is this. You and 1 or more others have a problem with another party members performance. You don't want to continue with him, yet you refuse to bite the penalty to leave the group. You refuse to work with the person, but would rather just remove him(bypassing the "deserter" penalty no less), which is you rendering punishment on said player. The point here is you have a problem with them, they're not harassing YOU, not cheating, nothing of the sort, none of the valid reasons for a kick. Yes, it is harassment.

"There may be inappropriate conduct that does not fit into any of the above categories that may be considered harassment and as such would constitute an actionable offense." Food for thought.