No. kicking from the treasure doesn't. All it says is that we don't want you to have any rewards...and there are DOZENS of reasons why people do that. For every story I hear on this forum about someone doing this to an AFK....I hear three from people claiming that it was done simply because they weren't liked....or the guy doing the booting didnt' think they played well "enough'. Hell, I had to listen to a guy prattle on about how he screwed a guy over in this fashion (booted him at the last minute in a raid boss fight from the guy's own team)...for that very reason. He didn't like the guy, and thought he sucked as a player. Booted the guy from his own team and then inviting his friends to come finish. ...and laughing about having done this to someone. Moments before he left me and another guy literally sitting in orbit while he ran off to do Trials with another team...after INVITING us to come play with him. When I went to see where he ran off to, I booted from the other party the second I dropped in. He of course ignored my messages as to WTF was going on..... But then to add insult to injury the son of a bitch had the balls to try to invite me a second time to do Trials with him. Needless to say I didn't bother to show up to get screwed over a second time. So no, denying people rewards doesn't send any sort of clear message. Booting someone right away does. Sending the sort of warning that someone isn't being helpful...and if htey don't stop THEN you will deny them any rewards DOES send a clear message. But I guarentee you that the guy in the OP story is spinning this so that he is the victim in the re-telling.