Was I in the wrong?

[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.