True, but that gets old fast. Rather than put the onus of responsibility on everyone else, let's just go to the source.You can also right click their name -> misc -> special effects -> volume and move it up/down whichever you need

Hey I see my name !

I did this to my vent many years ago. It will make everyone be the same volume. It's very helpful.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/01/how-to-normalize-your-ventrilo-settings/
FYI, and I'm not trying to rain on Moist's parade, but the Ventrilo setup docs have those instructions, too. (Maybe taken from the link Moist posted). If anyone was wondering.
http://www.edge-gamers.com/forums/cmps_index.php?pageid=ventrilo


Is there a way to mute Anni?