When I was an archer for a gen I cringed at the thought of kiting. The build I had was very capable in melee, in fact too capable for an archer. I also could still drop tin cans in 3 shots average, and still retained accuracy. It's just that most archers feel if they go ranged they need to go all out, no hybridizing.
Plus kiting as an archer is no fun, especially with no melee capability. Then again I do mainly play siege.