It'd be great if we could get server-wide banning of invites for these people until they get decent gear, but since that's impossible, public humiliation is the next best thing; at the very least people will get a laugh. The problem is, that if idiots who level with total shit gear aren't called on it, they keep doing it and they end up telling other people what gear to use. If nothing else, it will show people who
not to listen to for advice on gear.
For an example of what I'm talking about, here's a gimp monk I unfortunately partied with briefly:
Yes, that's arhat's gear their wearing on monk. Most of the gear is fairly passable, I personally wouldn't go with STR rings full-time, but they're not bad. The Arhat's and JSE belt at level fucking
SIXTY NINE is completely inexcusable and borderline retarded. They were wearing that shit full-time and thought it was good gear.
So I left the party not long after I noticed that, and a couple months later I joined a party(level 49-50) that was forming, only to find out that idiot was passing on their stupidity. This was a family relation, so it might be hereditary.
The rest of the discussion was Yuber trying to get us to stop arguing so the party could go on, even though the other guy was a moron.
So, at the very least, by publicly displaying horrible gimps like that, people might learn who to not listen to for advice. It might even shame a few gimps into getting better gear, but that's not likely to happen.