Originally Posted by
Leonora
You say that the only way to teach people is to kick them. This is not true at all... apart from kicking, you have chatting, you have being an example, you have even voip options. It may be that you dont wish to go through all that trouble... but there are many ways in which you can teach something to a wow player.
And for clarity, what the OP said ("Do you seriously not have any weapon equiped at all? seriously") is not a true teaching statement, even though it is possible to learn from its implication. However, the remark is stated in an attacking way, and thus it is very possible that the teaching message got lost behind the defensive stance this player put on. Just consider for yourself how you would respond to the above question, and then to the remark "Hey, I see you dont have a weapon equipped. If you equip a weapon, you will perform better." Generally to take advice people have to be open to it; being defensive negates the effect. If you truly want to teach, it requires you to take a teaching attitude, not an attacking/insulting one.
Re the last quote: There is no way to prevent slacking, except by organised teamforming. Make your own team, set your own norms. You will find that slacking is a very subjective term that everyone deals differently with.