So votekick >abuse< is practically allowed?

[Riepah]

I'm in the same boat as Jeckyl, and I party up in the DF all the time without a premade.

The only time I've ever seen someone get kicked was if they repeatedly went afk without informing the group, DC'd for long periods of time, or were just being incredibly hostile. Even I only see the vote kick used once or twice a week.

Then you are NOT in the same boat. They explicitly stated "never" having seen the kick function used. Once or twice a week is a damn lot more than "never".