Quote Originally Posted by van_arn View Post
Frankly, if you're getting told to play better you should be happy you're seen as having the potential to clear something. The silent kicks are used for the unsalvageable ones.
This is only true if the party in question are polite with their criticisms when they do give them. I don't think "dps better noob" counts as acknowledging any potential. I have seen people clearly take joy in being overly harsh. Once I saw someone openly admit they were being rude to get someone to leave because they couldn't initiate a kick due to unclaimed loot.

Sometimes people kick silently because they can't be bothered to give advice and want a better replacement fast, not because they think they're a lost cause. It's also to avoid drama as often even the most polite criticism can result in friction. And of course there's wanting to hide that you're using a parser.