Quote Originally Posted by KarstenS View Post
We had already an official statement in the forum confirming this
Kicking someone from a party for playing poorly isn't harassment.
as a valid reason to kick.

Seems some already have forgotten this.
Yes, and no. Someone deliberately playing poorly, someone deliberately not trying; in order to annoy others and disrupt their play is both a valid reason to kick and easily defended.

Not playing up to some arbitrary standard that you have in your head about how they should/should not play, isn't a valid reason to kick and you can be reported for griefing because you are disrupting another player's game.

I wish that people would listen, hear and understand when 'official' statements are made instead of only hearing what they want to hear.

Could poor play be a valid reason for kicking someone? Yes it could. Could being kicked because you don't meet someone's arbitrary standard of goodness be a valid reason for reporting someone for harassment? Yes it could.

I think everyone needs to think before kicking. Just because you can convince a majority of players in a party that it's easier to kick someone than continue with them, doesn't make you right. You have the ability to remove players, what matters is how you use that ability and when.