Level 80s who single target groups of mobs

[Vahlnir]

So, is this considered kick abuse if I was to kick someone who was vastly underperforming? Is there any sort of precedent where SQ has allowed this? I mean, it's something I can certainly do or try, but I would want to stay in the green.

If they were holding back the group's progress, aka keeping the group stuck in one spot for x amount of time, then there is nothing wrong with it according to the ToS. I've initiated a kick a couple times for that reason in the 8 or so years I've been playing. Otherwise it comes down to a "difference of playstyles" which is a bit of a gray area. I suppose one could make the argument that another person's underperformance was causing someone "emotional distress" (causing emotional distress is a ToS violation) but that's a stretch and a half. I'm sure someone somewhere has tried it though. I can happily say that the amount of times I've initiated a vote to kick for anything could be counted on one hand.