Quote Originally Posted by Ilan View Post
Since it is not against the rule it is a valid reason, otherwhise it would be against the rules...
That is a failure of logic. Inaction does not equate to validation. It is a reason that doesn't carry much consequence in practice, but that lack of consequence does not express validation of that reason by Square Enix in and of itself. That the end result from the point of view of the players for both inaction and validation is the same can make it appear that it does. The line the company tows here is that play style differences are not a significant enough event to warrant resources spent on moderating party kick situations that involve them beyond stating that position. Simply, Square Enix says that they do not take sides in such conflicts which results in the exact same outcome as if they were to side with the kickers, so it appears that they are siding with the kickers when they aren't actually explicitly doing so.