> 1) When I'm in a pickup group and we're camping a rare whatsit, I try and
> defer looting to others, especially if there are obvious d00ds, powergames,
> or hotheads in the group. The possibility for contention is just too high

What's funny is that usually the folks that scream loudest about loot problems
are usually those who resort to these kind of tactics themselves (ninja
looting and the like). They assume that because THEY are dishonest, everybody
else must be dishonest as well.