I understand there is a good deal of reasons why people afk in a dungeon, most are just people wanting to leech. When it comes to answering the phone/door, going to the restroom, or grabbing a drink I see no reason to kick people. On the other hand if IRL emergencies need to be taken care of, and it's that important being kicked from group should be your last concern. Get your priorities straight: RL > Game!

Granted vote to kick can be a double edged sword but there's more valid reasons to implement it than not to. If majority of a party doesn't want someone there for whatever reason then it's probably best they aren't there. There aren't enough GMs to regulate the behavior in DF groups, so it should be left for the group to decide in a vote than just let the individual leech.

My question: When is SE gonna take the kid gloves off and either start cracking down on this behavior with GM service and bans or let the players in the group vote for themselves?