Get rid of bard AoE kiting, we've had our fun

[Rabies]

the Bard has done nothing wrong

Wrong. What do you think would happen on live if you were abusing a zone by locking up literally every mob in it, to the point where no one else could use it? As someone who used to AE group, I can tell you that a GM would come and tell you to stop it because it's zone disruption. It's no different than intentionally training. The game is designed to accomodate groups of people, usually many groups of people, and if a single person (or group) somehow finds a way around that, it's still against the rules.

Swarm kite all you want, but it's still using game mechanics in a way they weren't intended, and if you take it so far that other people can't find a mob to kill, you've crossed a line and opened yourself up for vigilante justice. The only problem is that more people don't do it. You're in the right. Take your zone back, people.