The [I have kicked someone] thread

[MeiUshu]

the only time I vote *yes* is when someone is disconnected or afk for too long. I dont believe kicking someone just because he makes stupid things or because he doesnt know or or or..I dont believe either to boot someone that is undergeared based on ..some people's opinion. I prefer to leave myself and take the penalty rather then boot someone just because because or because.

Mei

[AmyNeudaiz]

I make use of the kick feature rarely but it is ever so warranted when I do. I've always been thanked for kicking them / sticking up for other party members being harassed if that says anything.

[Moheeheeko]

A summoner in WP who was using the lvl 13 lightning event book and only casting blizzard 2, and refused to correct the situation.

[PArcher]

I've had to kick too many trolls or AFKers out of CT...its just insane (heck, one CT we kicked an AFK heal AND tank from out party right before Thanatos; got replacements quickly thankfully). I don't kick people for being new, I do what I can to help them out and learn something.

One that stands out though, was I was tanking and the other tank was either really dumb, or trolling (don't know, but lean towards trolling). We were both WAR, and I was way more geared than him so I MTed stuff for the party. I assumed (he was decently geared) that he would OT properly...nope. So I ask him to use Path and Eye combos instead of Butcher's Block...only to get him insulting and harassing me in response.
He decides to keep harassing through Bone Dragon; no one else had said anything really yet so I didn't want to start a kick in case he was in a party.
After Dragon died (he kept pulling skeles to occupied platforms as I MTed...ugh), a vote-kick starts on him (I obviously hit yes). Within 5 seconds he was gone. Suddenly, everyone in the party starts talking, saying they're glad to get rid of him. Didn't get another tank til Acheron started (O.O), but had no issues and got a lot of praise for my tanking

[Artemiz]

I've never initiated a vote kick and I've only voted yes to kick twice, both for being AFK for over 10 minutes. It's a feature I'm glad I have but very rarely see or use.

It is a shame people are quick to judge, after Bone Dragon in CT the other day I was convinced at least 4 tanks where trolling, it was chaos but I said nothing and thought I'd see how it went. Turns out I was wrong, they weren't trolls just bad at tanking and clearly didn't know the fights. It might have been messy for the rest of the run but we got through in the end, I got my BLM hat and hopefully they learned something and will be better next time.

[Judge_Xero]

I only vote to kick when in competition for loots.

Seriously though, I've only voted to kick one time. A Tank during Garuda EX who was the OT kept pulling Garuda off the start. Before buffs or anything. Then would not tank Chidra or pull the Spiney. Not sure if there was a language barrier but they indicated "Yes" that they understood what the party was asking.

[necrosis]

Amazing how many of these kicks are while in CT.

After a horrible run (that never finished) this past Monday I have sworn off the zone. I have 2 full sets of CT gear and with the myth cap gone in 2.2 the zone will be dead anyhow.

[Mirakumi]

I voted kick on some guy who was lashing out on this tank who was new in CT. Not needed since they guy was asking for help and he got called retarded instead. GG I'll continue kicking people like that.

[KrenianKandos]

Numerous times for numerous reasons; all that were accepted any time I initiated the boot.

So I guess I must have had some reason as I spend 90% of the time in DF groups farming for Myth and CT gear nowadays with random folk.

Normally, if people are in DF groups, most have to agree to the boot. So really, there's no shame for having used said boot feature if it was accepted: enough of the group thought the person was warranted said boot.

[Purrfectstorm]

It should be said that people aren't necessarily trolls because they're bad or don't do what someone tells them to.

It should also be said that WAR OT alternating Storm's Path/Storm's Eye/Butcher's Block shouldn't pull hate from any MT. OT shouldn't avoid BB altogether as it is their most damaging combo. Of course, OT should take off their tanking stance in that case anyway.

I've vote-kicked a few times when players were AFK or hostile. Bad play is not a kickable offense and doesn't count as "harassment" as much as impatient players want to defend their kicks with that argument.

I've only been vote-kicked a couple of times. Once, I DC'ed and it took forever to reload, which sucked. Another time, I used a knockback ability and the tank raged and kicked me.