Was I in the wrong?

[Ceridwenae]

Thats a really thin skin there.
I meet few people like that some of them used different emotes, it was hilarious and i laugh at them back and made few friends like that, they are just making it for fun, probably they are drunk or high. Its part of mmorpg social interactions.

Just wondering why it's funny or fun to follow people emote spamming. Please elaborate.

[Nedkel]

Just wondering why it's funny or fun to follow people emote spamming. Please elaborate.

Because its a game, and someone is trying to get attention or reaction from you? Thats all what is about.
Someone laughing at stranger does not have a reason to laugh at him, but he does that to see someone else reaction at unordinary thing. It was different in the OP situation since he was doing a duty and someone was trolling him in it, but spaming emotes in the city is just a child play.
A lot of people playing this game do not take it seriously, especially minors who are trolling people around with emotes. Stop being so grumpy about it, thats sad.

[Kyuuen]

I don't find emote spam to be harassment. Because emotes are something Square-Enix put into the game, so they deem them acceptable language. But to each their own.

Normally when I tank, I tell everyone that I'm the boss and I can pull what I want, and if they don't like it--they can tank, or quit! So you just kicking them without offering the choice is harsher than I would be. So I approve!

Following that logic though then all forms of chat are fair game because SE incorporated a chat system.

In the end it's how these systems are being utilized that will determine whether something could be defined as harassment. And if the OP's story is to be believed, then he was indeed possibly being harassed.

[Ronduwil]

I don't find emote spam to be harassment. Because emotes are something Square-Enix put into the game, so they deem them acceptable language. But to each their own.

They put free-form chat into the game, too, but that doesn't mean that all free-form chat is acceptable. Also, context is everything. For example: The healer high-fiving everyone when a boss dies is not harassment. The healer high-fiving everyone when the tank dies is very likely harassment. If the OP felt harassed, then he was harassed. If he was just being thin skinned, then he wouldn't have gotten a majority to agree to vote kick someone who even had a friend in the group with them.

[Zeich]

Honestly, without more information, no one can really say. What constituted a 'snide remark'? Was it actual rudeness, or was it a case of being too thin-skinned (as we've seen a number of times on the forum)? Without all of the details, this description is kind of one-sided in favor of the OP.

That being said, if you felt they were being rude/harassing you, a kick is certainly reasonable, especially since the other DPS agreed at very least. Likely nothing will come out of it since it probably would fall under "Difference in Gameplay" by GM standards, so even if a report followed, it wouldn't do much.

I guess when it comes to needing to go to the OF for validation, I take such things with a grain of salt.

[Sanctify]

You weren't in the wrong for kicking someone who was being rude. On the same hand, take what they said with a grain of salt and ask yourself "Do I need to work on my pulls/rotation?".

[kidalutz]

I haven't tank in a min, I pull a mob that could be avoided and then it started. They consent laugh at you emotes and the snide remarks about my rotation. At this point I have no said a word why this is happening. So I got fed up before the second boss and vote to kick for harassment. Apperly the other dps agreed and he was kicked from group. He friend call us both idiots and said reported for false boot then left. We re qued and beat dungeon. My point stands he was rude and I didn't say one word.

Golden not only that more than likely them and their friend likely got in some trouble for making false reports about unfair boots.

[CazzT]

Sounds like a legit reason to kick. His friend should have told him to stop. Sounds like you were better off after his friend ragequit.

[Amnmaat]

You did the right thing. Game Masters (GMs) have access to chat logs, they will see who was saying what.

[JackHatchet]

it didn't give me the best impression of the game,

I won't lie, that certainly falls under the thin-skin thing. To judge the whole game based an encounter with a single individual using emotes. I'm sure even GW2 has folks like that. Every MMO does. Did you or your husband message the emoter in question to ask them to stop, or at least let them know that it was offensive to you?

To each their own I guess.