How can I combat this type of harassment?

[Foo01]

You must not have been around for 2.0 when this really was commonplace. Votekick didn't exist back then so tanks would queue into CM and afk and there would be absolutely nothing you could do but report and leave. Why do you think people cried for votekick in the first place?

I didn't get started until March, so no I was not around. But I am not against the vote kick option, and I am not asking that vote kick be changed from what it is now. I am just against vote kick abuse from the players. Vote kicking a 1st-timer watching cutscenes is obvious abuse. Vote kicking lesser-geared(a.k.a. undergeared depending on perspective) is also vote kick abuse. People should be able to join back from join in progress, although it is not clear why they would want to join back with the jerks, but some have thicker skin than others and they should be able to stand their ground.

[Lyrinn]

I didn't get started until March, so no I was not around. But I am not against the vote kick option, and I am not asking that vote kick be changed from what it is now. I am just against vote kick abuse from the players. Vote kicking a 1st-timer watching cutscenes is obvious abuse. Vote kicking lesser-geared(a.k.a. undergeared depending on perspective) is also vote kick abuse. People should be able to join back from join in progress, although it is not clear why they would want to join back with the jerks, but some have thicker skin than others and they should be able to stand their ground.

And what the OP is describing is not first timers watching cutscenes or being undergeared. It's very plainly leeching because the tank keeps returning and doing the same thing. I don't know about you, but if a group kicked me, I wouldn't want to rejoin that same group 3 times - unless, of course, I was there for the free myth ride because I know the group can't do anything about it.

[Alavastre]

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Here is the conversation you're having with people.

OP: It's annoying people painting my shed.
You: Don't paint the shed red!
OP: It wasn't being painted red, it was painted blue.
You: Don't paint the shed red, it's a bad color.
Other people: They're not talking about painting the shed red.
You: Yeah, but you still shouldn't paint the shed red.

I hope this sheds some light on this conversation. It's not about vote kicking some one watching cut scenes. But yeah, you shouldn't vote kick watching cut scenes. This is probably more humorous for me than other people. I guess that's life