Quote Originally Posted by Imbrium View Post
If the players are that concerned with GMs being inconsistent and biased they should be calling for GM reform and training, but I'm still just seeing complaints about the rules here.

Which is odd, because people were arguing that kicking could be reported for breaking the ToS as well if a GM wanted to pursue it in that thread. I still see players getting the boot for everything from not pulling enough, to not dpsing enough, to not talking enough. We don't seem to have a problem with that form of self-expression.

What's the difference here? If a player feels wronged by a kick they can report it just as easily as text. In theory we'd be seeing less kicking if players were that concerned with waffling moderators.
Because expecting the GM's to reform and be given new training is somewhat unrealistic, especially when its in the case of judging a conversation involving criticism of another player. The rules/tos are what encompasses player behavior and interaction and can change depending on the playerbase.

If vote kicking is against the tos, why is it an ingame feature? Some can and will abuse it yes, just like any other feature in the game. All the reasons you listed could easily be taken as "difference in playstyle" as a reason for kicking, and I have yet to see anyone actually get a penalty for it.

The major difference in just plain kicking is the reason for the kick. This is where most people will just put "difference in playstyle" and in most cases, the GM will likely dismiss the kicked player's report.